soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to be plump; to be chubby
piece; fragment; one (object)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
piece; fragment; one (object)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
miser; cheapskate; skinflint
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
with a friendly grin; smilingly
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
besides; in addition; also; moreover
superstition; superstitious belief
large dictionary; comprehensive dictionary; unabridged dictionary
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
clear one's name; redeem oneself; clear (vindicate) one's honor (reputation)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
reopening; resumption; restarting
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
ladykiller; ladies' man; murder of a woman; murderer of a woman; femicide
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
operating room; operating theatre
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter