farming; agriculture; cultivation
clay-like; clayey; argillaceous
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
street at night; making a night journey
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
stickiness; viscosity; glutinosity
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
in the same way as; just like
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
pottery; earthenware; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
unglazed pottery; bisque; roasting or grilling without seasoning (seafood, nuts, etc.); simple okonomiyaki without any extra ingredients
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
straw rope-patterned ancient Japanese pottery
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to mix; to blend; to combine
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet