(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
notice; attention; observation
to gather; to collect; to assemble
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
and yet; though; when; in spite of
number one; first; best; most; game; round
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
large serving; large portion
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
participation award; prize for participation
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery