well-cooked; well-done; browned
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to discuss; to talk together
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
homecoming; returning home
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
as one flesh or body; simultaneously
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
if it is (the case that ...)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
established fact; fait accompli
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
they; those guys; those fellows
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan