taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
when; how soon; how long until
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
feeling slightly nauseous; feeling like one is about to retch; yecch; yeck; ech
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
world; society; people; the public
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
simply; merely; only; solely
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
very small; tiny; insignificant
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)