risky; dangerous; insecure
inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
honorific title; honorific term of address
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
feel (of a material); texture
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
consequently; as a result; in the end
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
coagulation; freezing; solidification
warabimochi; sweet dumpling made from bracken starch
simplified version; abridged edition
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
with a pop; with a squish; grainy; crunchy; bubble wrap; small grains
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
refining; purification; careful manufacture
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
projected to win; sure to be elected; home free
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
hotcake; (American) pancake
conclusion; end; finish; supervision; management; control
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far