grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
brown colour (created by roasting or firing)
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to pass each other; to cross paths
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
cookware; cooking utensil
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
flour; meal; powder; dust
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
sleepless vigil; night watch; vigilance
to keep watch; to stand guard
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
to try all possible means
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)