meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
useless; no good; hopeless; cannot; must not; not allowed
war; fighting; fierce competition
posture; position; stance
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
another thing; exception; special case
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
manners; behavior; behaviour
manner of using one's hands
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
failure; mistake; blunder
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)