(edible) greens; leafy greens; vegetables
with a rattling sound; with a (gentle) clinking sound; rapping (on a door); (cooking) at a simmer; (boiling) gently; (bubbling) lightly
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to need; to call for; to require
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
one by one; one each; one at a time
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
programme; program; plans; arrangements
deep dish; dish with a high rim; tureen
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)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
family-oriented; familial
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
stop it!; enough!; cut it out
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash