errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
chink in the armor (armour)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
nape (of the neck); nucha
to taste; to try (food or drink)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
training; drill; practice; discipline
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
waste of time; killing time
more than anything; above all else
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
beyond that point; after that
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic