beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
last night; yesterday evening
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to scrape off; to shave off
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to complete decisively; to do to completion
amount; quantity; measuring; weighing
that is to say; so that means
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
primary school; elementary school; grade school
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
illustrated diary; picture diary
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
pack; packet; to pack; to package; (cosmetic) face pack; face mask
bumpy (e.g. of a rash); knobbly; pimply; easily cut