roasting (e.g. of coffee)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
to anticipate; to foresee
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to make coffee; to brew coffee
to frolic about; to mess around
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
chasing after women; womanizing