absorption; suction; attraction
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
first-rate; finest quality; the best
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
breakthrough; great discovery
suffix for familiar person
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to be cooked; to have finished cooking
high flame (cooking); high heat; strong heat
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to put into the mouth; to eat
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
tingling; stinging; pungently
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity