warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
paste (food, adhesive, etc.); paste
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
ingredient; component; composition
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
the heat of food just after cooking
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
had better ...; had better not ...
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
regulation; adjustment; control
briskly; quickly; promptly
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
soft; flabby; spongy; mushy; soggy
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
founder; originator; pioneer
flour; meal; powder; heroin
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake