leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the guest or customer never has an empty bowl
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
candied (chestnuts); sweetened boiled fish
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
to be boiled; to be cooked
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to eat too much; to overeat
(United States of) America; USA
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
Koshihikari (variety of rice)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
suffix for familiar person; indicates emphasis; (arch.) prostitute
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)