to put into the mouth; to eat
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
price reduction; discount
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky