to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
whitebait; elver (young eel)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
one shō bottle (1.8 litres)
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
pure brew (e.g. sake, soy sauce)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
occasional; infrequent; rare
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
to grow; to develop; to grow up
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
being moderate in eating; stopping short of stuffing oneself
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
natural; reasonable; obvious
to total; to sum; to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
(United States of) America; USA
speaking of ...; as for ...
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
much less; to say nothing of
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)