book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
good (place to leave off); convenient
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to increase; to add to; to augment
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
modesty; humility; being humble
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
to put into the mouth; to eat
fat; tallow; lard; grease
bursting with juice; oozing with savory juices (esp. when bitten); with a gloss (e.g. makeup); with shine; sleekily
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
this (very thing); this precisely
meat dish; meat-based cuisine
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to pile up; to accumulate
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
while; even though; despite