to taste; to try (food or drink)
in good shape; strongly built; in good health; having a strong constitution
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
children's game in which three or more stand back-to-back in a circle and jostle
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
aircraft fabric covering; buffing wheel; polishing mop
manjū with a meat filling; steamed yeast bun with a meat filling
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
round; spherical; circular
full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
that field; the authorities (esp. the police); the yakuza; organized crime circles
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
one's view of life; attitude toward life; outlook
garden (esp. with trees); park
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood; to turn red
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
head start; initiative; preemption
getting points (e.g. in games, shopping)