principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
(main) point; gist; key points; essentials; substance; summary
explanation of aim (esp. of a legislative bill); rationalization
point of an argument; drift of an argument
tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines; (religious) sect; denomination; one's principles; one's tastes
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
the Emperor's command; private message from an emperor
main object; principal object; true aim
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
prince's message; command of a prince
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
written imperial order (late Heian period)
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
imperial order; imperial will
official suggestion (esp. to resign from one's job); official advice; official instruction
fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
resignation under instruction; resigning as advised
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
resignation under instruction
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
flavour enhancer (e.g. monosodium glutamate); flavor enhancer
to manage something successfully; to be successful
the emperor's instructions
the lion's share; the cream
objective; purport; intent
deep truth; deep knowledge
doctrine; teaching; tenet
special consideration (esp. of a monarch, emperor, etc.); special favour
successfully; nicely; (yummy) food; yum-yum
seriously delicious; very skillful; proficient
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
high-grade sake; good sake
to relish; to show a liking for
if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin
the point of an argument being clearly stated; the tenor of an argument being well-reasoned
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to get along well with; to make a go of it
successfully; nicely; (yummy) food; yum-yum
gist of what someone else said; purpose of a visit
skilfully; skillfully; successfully; smoothly; deliciously
flavour enhancer (e.g. monosodium glutamate); flavor enhancer
the reality always falls short of the fame; (lit.) local specialties rarely taste good
the reality always falls short of the fame; (lit.) local specialties rarely taste good
the reality always falls short of the fame; (lit.) local specialties rarely taste good
the reality always falls short of the fame; (lit.) local specialties rarely taste good
tasty salt flavour (flavor)
the point of an argument being unclear; the tenor of an argument being poorly reasoned
one cannot understand even a holy man's teachings without study; one cannot know the abilities of a great man without putting him to use; (lit.) one cannot know the delicious taste of fine food without eating it
tasty sauce; tasty dressing; umami sauce
tasty sauce; tasty dressing; umami sauce
tasty sauce; tasty dressing; umami sauce