tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
incisor (esp. in humans); grinding one's teeth; bruxism; gnashing of teeth
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
on the way back; returning
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
moisture; humidity; dampness
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression