only recently; just of late
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
discovery; detection; finding
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
difficult to ...; hard to ...
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
perception; sensing; noticing
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
beginning (of a century, etc.)
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expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
monosodium glutamate; MSG; sodium glutamate
beginning; outset; first; onset
ingredient; component; composition
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit