to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
to be dried out; to be parched
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
technique; art; skill; move
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
forgetting; lapse of memory
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
both hands; both arms; ten
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
largish; biggish; a little bit larger