was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
colored pencil; coloured pencil
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
yearned for; longed for; missed
(United States of) America; USA
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
factory; plant; mill; workshop
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to write in more information; to add (a paragraph, more lines, etc.); to tack on
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
citrus; citrus fruit; citrus (as a fragrance category; in perfumes, detergents, etc.); citrus scent