dear me; I mean; or rather
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
heap; pile; stack; full measure
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
aftertaste; later (in line or in turn, etc.)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
unidentifiable; unidentified
small cake made from sweet potatoes; sweet potato
sieve (for reducing soft solids to a pulp); pressing (food) through a sieve; pureeing (using a sieve)
taste; feel on the tongue; manner; demeanour; demeanor
stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
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orchid; Netherlands; Holland
place to put something; storage space
to explain adequately; to be accountable
now that; since; so long as; because
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to part (from); to part company (with); to split (with); to break off relations (with)
neutralization; neutralisation; neutralization (e.g. of a poison); counteraction
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
rice cake with bean paste wrapped in a pickled cherry leaf
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate