influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
the same generation; coeval
another thing; other things; another man's property
to come to one's senses; to calm down
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
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.)
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
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
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
Japanese person; Japanese people
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to spend time (on doing something)
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
cookware; cooking utensil
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse