charcoal; charred remains
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
moisture; humidity; dampness
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
egg dishes; food prepared with eggs
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
breadcrumbs; panko; bread flour
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to knead well; to polish; to refine
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den