to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
battle formation; military formation
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
bread-centered diet (as opposed to rice)
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
the three most important cities (esp. in ref. to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya)
on countless occasions; many a time