cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
feigned innocence; feigned gentleness; fake modesty; feigned ignorance; playing dumb
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
raspberry (any plant of genus Rubus, esp. Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
light brown; golden brown
good performance; good work; great success
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
top of the head; crown of the head
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
coarse salt; unrefined salt
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
seasonal goods; seasonal items; faddish product; vogue merchandise; novel, film, play, etc. dealing with recent events or trends; work of ephemeral interest