to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to telephone; to make a phone call
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
moisture; humidity; dampness
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
texture (e.g. chewiness, hardness, crispiness, crunchiness, etc.) of food
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
so; like this; in this way
rare; uncommon; not often seen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly