(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
person who makes someone else appear better; foil
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
sexual feeling; carnal desire; physical feeling
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
succession; continuation; series; sequence
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
seafood seasoned with salt and sake then steamed
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
small saucepan; small pot
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to be needed; to be wanted
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
second (unit of time); arc second
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
soup or stew over which a beaten egg is poured before serving; egg-bound soup
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
understood; I see; OK; present; here
oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice; threesome including a mother and her daughter
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
doing whatever one pleases
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly