chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
undisputed; entirely; perfect
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
seasoning; flavour; flavor
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
knowing; (an) acquaintance
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
the place for; the time for; the level of
comparatively; quite; rather
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
long ago; once upon a time
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
upper reaches of a river; upstream
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
surname; family name; last name