... is the reason; ... is my excuse
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
electric water boiler; thermo pot; hot water dispenser
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
front; frontage; facade; main
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
taste; palate; sense of taste
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to overdo; to do too much
reopening; resumption; restarting
supply; supplying; replenishment
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)