to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
deep regret; great sorrow; bitter grief
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
chomping; gulping; with a big bite
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
entremets; intermezzo; small palate-cleansing dish served between courses
coagulation; freezing; solidification
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
cooking class; cookery school
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
only; just; solely; prostitute attached to a single member of the post-WWII occupation forces
circle and cross; right and wrong (answers); true-false
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
sense of duty (obligation)
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
quick-witted; quick to understand
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh