profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
several times; a few times
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
(United States of) America; USA
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
siblings; brothers and sisters
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
genius; brilliance; unusual talent; gifted person; person of unusual talent
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
(your, his, her) daughter
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
river; stream; River; the ... river
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
river; stream; River; the ... river
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample