apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw one's head (or shoulders) back; to throw out one's chest
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
traditional; customary; conventional
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
outline; summary; argument
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to settle (in a place); to settle down
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to melt together; to blend together
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
sense of values; values; value system
to pierce through; to break through
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)