exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
seasoning; flavour; flavor
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
manners; behavior; behaviour
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
to summon courage; to be brave
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
taste; palate; sense of taste
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
free (of charge); gratuitous
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
one's previous life; previous existence
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
repentance; confession; penitence
sharing; division; draw; tie
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
(taking a) spectacular photograph; photo taken at just the right moment