favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
bribe; sweetener; douceur
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
instruction; guidance; tutelage; (arch.) licensed elementary school teacher
lavish; luxurious; showy; gaudy
to thrust away; to send flying
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to pick up; to find; to gather
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
vigorously (burning); furiously; fiercely
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
first calligraphy of the year
countenance; features; looks
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun