love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
production output; number of goods manufactured
craving; longing; thirsting
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
bursting with juice; oozing with savory juices (esp. when bitten); with a gloss (e.g. makeup); with shine; sleekily
(sense of) taste; counter for kinds of food, drink or medicine
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
disputed territory; conflict area
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
sense of unity; sense of oneness
fields (of rice and other crops)
free-range rearing; letting (animals) roam freely; pasturing; letting (a dog) run loose; letting (a child) run free
lying fallow; leaving a field uncultivated
clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (suit)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
comparatively high; fairly expensive
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
regulars; regular soldiers
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
owing a lot to someone; being indebted; never forgetting someone who has done a favour