saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
salad dressed with tofu, white sesame, and white miso
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to have a stuffed nose; to have a stuffy nose
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
charcoal; charred remains
far-infrared rays; far-infrared radiation; FIR
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
otherwise; or else; if not
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
tartar sauce; tartare sauce
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
first-rate; finest quality; the best