bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
particularly; only; in the case of
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to speak; to say; to vocalize
(not so) much; (not) very
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
taste; palate; sense of taste
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
equality; impartiality; evenness
retrogression; degeneration; deterioration
to be able to manage somehow or another
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to get out of bed; to show a leg
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to speak ill of; to disparage