slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
dreams; visions; phantasms
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
scholar; Buddhist scholar; researcher at a Buddhist temple; person studying Buddhism
first warbling heard in a New Year
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
chive (Allium schoenoprasum); chives
grated daikon and chili; whole daikon with a chili notched inside and then grated together; grated daikon and carrot
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
wild giant butterbur; Japanese silverleaf
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot