to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
second; number two; runner-up
supporting role (actor); minor role
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; deep-frying; deep-fried food
thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
dish dressed with sesame sauce
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
even more; still more; further
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
breadcrumbs; panko; bread flour
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
tartar sauce; tartare sauce
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
in public; in company; in the presence of others
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better