likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
hand net; dip net; scoop net
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
rational; reasonable; logical
early (days); initial stage; initial
to have a name entered in the family register
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
funny story; funny anecdote
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
inheritance; something given or received
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound