thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
Japanese (people, language, style)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
weird; disgusting; sickening
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
delicious; appetizing; appetising
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
trial product; prototype model
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE-300 CE)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
origin; beginning; source; rise
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
trivia; snippet of knowledge
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
although I say; although one might say; although called