high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
the very best; excellent; superb
method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
botanical; vegetable; vegetal; plant-based
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to make sense; to be meaningful
to be smeared; to be covered
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
buckwheat dumpling; buckwheat mash; buckwheat dough ball
having a strong alkaline taste; harsh to the taste; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
bored; having nothing to do; idle
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
scene; spectacle; sight; view
winner; victor; conqueror