suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
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
(not so) much; (not) very
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
counter for things inside a bag
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
delicious; appetizing; appetising
to lose a tooth; to lose one's teeth
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be replaced with new growth
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
sweet and sour; bittersweet
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal