to taste; to try (food or drink)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
a little bit; a little while
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
generation; the world; the age
master; teacher; stable master
technique; art; skill; move
every place; various places
steamed rice (esp. cold rice reheated by steaming it); mochi rice with red beans steamed in a steaming basket; rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions)
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
flathead (esp. the bartailed flathead, Platycephalus indicus)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
quantity or volume of water
day by day; every day; by the day
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
source of river; fountainhead
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant