real thing; original; actual
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
animal (in nature); animal (in origin)
protein; egg white; albumen; albumin
promoting; increase; advance
leaving everything up to someone else
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
cut end; section; opening; slit
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing (boxing); swing
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
real experience; actual observations
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
moment; brief space of time
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
devoted; self-sacrificing
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
softness; comparatively soft
sharp increase; sudden rise
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)