to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
multi-layered; multi-tiered; multi-storied
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
combined miso (e.g. white and red)
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
fat; tallow; lard; grease
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
instant; moment; for an instant
fee paid for space (e.g. for a stall)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity