even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
courteous; decorous; polite
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
dietary education; nutrition education; food education
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
to grimace; to make a wry face
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
cooking; food preparation
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
sense of smell; olfaction
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
place; situation; position; location
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind