dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
one's share; one's portion
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)
according to plan; as planned; on target
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
rising; ascending; climbing
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
technique; art; skill; move
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)