birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
to mix; to stir; to blend
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
fried mochi covered in soy sauce and wrapped in nori
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
complete change; about-face
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)