(plain) hot water; boiled water
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
everywhere; wherever; nowhere (with neg. verb); nothing
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
greater than ...; bigger ...
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to break into a broad smile; to relax one's face into a smile
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
to get hungry; to become hungry
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
with a pop; with a squish; grainy; crunchy; bubble wrap; small grains
to show; to bare (the teeth)
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
wide turn; detour; the long way around
during a session (of the legislature)
gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
omen; sign; notice; indication
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
eagle (Accipitridae family)
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
every station; local train; train that stops at every station
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap