Keyword
flavor
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FrequencyTop 100
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig233
Readings
(73%)
あじ
(13%)
(7%)
(2%)
(2%)
Composed of
mouth
not yet
Mnemonic

Not yet! I know you really want to put it in your mouth and just gulp it down, but wait! You need to go slow and really enjoy the flavor.

Used in vocabulary (551 in total)
meaning; significance; sense
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to have meaning; to be meaningful
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
very interesting; of great interest
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to have an interest (in)
of no interest; not interested
meaningless; pointless
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
tasting; sampling
seasoning; flavour; flavor
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
taste; flavor; flavour
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
taste; palate; sense of taste
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
sourness; acidity
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
being somewhat excited (agitated)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
weird; eerie; uncanny
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
brains; brain tissue
to make sense; to be meaningful
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
bitterness; bitter taste
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to have an interest (in)
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
salty taste; saltiness
human kindness; human weakness
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to make sense; to be meaningful
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
meaning; connotation; denotation
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
delicacy; dainties
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
interests and preferences
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
relish; gusto; appreciation
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
sentiment; feeling
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
of no interest; not interested
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
seasoning; flavour; flavor
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
net weight; useful part; actual content; real; effective
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
freshness; novelty
tasteless and odorless; bland
being on the ropes; losing ground
seven delicious flavors (flavours); blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.); shichimi
to be comprehensible
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
seasoning of food
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
meaningless; pointless
to taste; to savor; to relish
lightly seasoned
(for the taste of something) to become apparent; (for someone's character) to come out
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to flavor; to flavour; to season
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner
off-flavor; odd taste
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
exquisiteness; charm; beauty; advantage; profit; gain
deeply meaningful; profound; rich (in meaning)
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
nutriment; wholesome; savoriness; savouriness; rich food; nourishment
forte; strong point
having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to have a taste (of something); to sample; to try
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
tending to anemia; being somewhat anemic
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
distaste; unsavoriness; unsavouriness
plump; rather overweight
the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity
three-stringed guitar
charm; attractiveness; humanity
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
to follow the sense; to understand the meaning of
human interest; kindness
five flavors (sweet, salty, spicy, sour, bitter); five palates; five tastes; five flavors (milk at various stages of making ghee: fresh milk, cream, curdled milk, butter, and ghee); (fig.) the five periods of the Buddha's teachings
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
self-flattery; sing one's own praises
having various interests; wide range of interests
half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity
fresh taste; novelty; originality; freshness
taster for poison
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring
unsophisticated palate; inability to discern good and bad flavours
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
value; worth; virtue; blessing
being sick and tired (of); being fed up (with); having one's fill (of)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
smell and taste; flavour; flavor
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
subtext; implication; connotation; implicit meaning; between the lines
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
to be comprehensible
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
yellow; yellowish
sweetener (sugar, honey, saccharin, maltose, etc.); sweetening agent; sweetening
Identification, Friend or Foe; IFF
pretense; affectation; showiness
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to be tinged red
friendly plane
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
weird; eerie; uncanny
meat or fish or vegetables preserved in miso
all sorts of delicacies; various unusual foods; sumptuous feast
light-brown miso
taste bud
nostalgia for the good old days; taste for the past; retro tastes
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
dysgeusia; taste disorder
bad smell; stink
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
Ajinomoto; brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
chemical seasoning (esp. monosodium glutamate)
very interesting; of great interest
taste; flavour; flavor
black tinge; black colour; black color; (arch.) black part; (arch.) dark spot
lightly seasoned
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
meaning of a word
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
being somewhat puzzled; looking somewhat baffled
humming a samisen tune
tinged with red; reddish
flavorful; flavorsome
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
depth; deep place
uncanny valley (hypothesis about humanoid robots)
udon cooked in a broth containing miso paste
to give meaning (to); to assess the significance (of)
vinegared miso
dark-brown miso paste
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to grasp the meaning
the feel or performance of a pen
to take a big bite; to take the best part; to steal all the good parts; to steal the show
tasting; relishing; savouring; appreciation; enjoyment
thickness; profundity; depth
bluish; tinged with blue
to have a taste (of something); to sample; to try
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to make a mess of it; to make a hash of it; to fail and lose face; to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku)
to give meaning (to); to assess the significance (of)
humorous flavour; something comical
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin
semantic content (of a term); meaning (of a sentence)
whiteness
being rather confused; looking somewhat dismayed (perturbed)
having no sense of taste
taste (of prepared dish)
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
in fooling the enemy first deceive your allies
particular interest; fondness
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
auditor (Edo period); examiner; inquisitor; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game)
fried dish seasoned with miso
all kinds (of food)
seasoned nori (laver)
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person
cool; coolness
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
value; worth; virtue; blessing
being apt to make a show of one's faults; penchant for boasting of one's faults; pretending to be worse than one really is
semantics; the study of meaning
true meaning
re-examination; review
whole party to a plot; whole gang; fellow conspirators
delicious-looking; tasty-looking; hot; sexy; desirable
subdued taste; refined taste; haiku (poetic) flavor (flavour)
meat miso; miso mixed with ground meat
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
taste for the exotic; infatuation with a foreign way of life; exoticism
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
brown meat (crab); miso-like paste found inside a crab's (and arthropods in general) intestinal area; miso mixed with crab innards or scraps
high class; graceful
combined miso (e.g. white and red)
hatcho miso; dark miso variety produced in Aichi Prefecture
being on the ropes; losing ground
yellowish; tinged with yellow
miso-based sauce; miso sauce
salted rice-bran paste for pickling
in a gloating manner
overheated; hyper-; overearnest
sternly handsome; manly
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
pretense; affectation; showiness
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
rice miso; miso fermented with malted rice
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
pungent taste
the flavor of Zen; the flavour of Zen; air or style of disinterestedness
pretense; affectation; showiness
logical paragraph (as opposed to a formal paragraph); segment of text expressing a single meaning
inscrutable and interesting are the ways people are brought together
delicate flavor; subtle feeling; subtlety; delicacy
harsh; severe (e.g. criticism, verbal attack); sweeping denunciation
simple wedding; modest wedding
(for the taste of something) to become apparent; (for someone's character) to come out
reading with appreciation; savouring (a book); enjoying
strange; eerie; ominous
salad (or fish, etc.) dressed with miso
propensity to put oneself in as bad a light as possible; being prone to act bad
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
pedantry; display of one's learning; being of a pedantic disposition
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
paste of miso, ground toasted sesame seeds, mirin, etc.
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
miso ball; bean paste ball
miso with sugar, sake, yuzu juice and skin; hollowed out yuzu stuffed with miso and yuzu juice then baked
to lick someone's boots; to flatter
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin
mirin-style condiment; mirin-like seasoning; low-alcohol mirin
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin (usu. topping on ramen)
taste; thinking over carefully
oden made with hatcho miso
low-salt miso; sweet miso
rare delicacies; rare treat
flavour enhancer (e.g. monosodium glutamate); flavor enhancer
miso mixed with mustard
miso mixed with mustard
commonplace; vapid; insipid
reading carefully with appreciation; giving (something) a careful perusal
to make a mess of it; to make a hash of it; to fail and lose face; to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku)
magnolia leaves grilled with miso and negi
appreciating fully (e.g. work of art)
delicious taste
flavour enhancer (e.g. monosodium glutamate); flavor enhancer
delicacies; epicurean dishes
salt and MSG mixture
looking up the meaning (of a word)
salted rice-bran paste for pickling
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
high-salt miso; salty miso
sternly handsome; manly
(people) working together with one mind
to taste and know
to take a big bite; to take the best part; to steal all the good parts; to steal the show
flavoring; flavouring; spice
seasoned nori (laver)
to have carnal knowledge (of a woman)
light flavor
grinding miso; flattery; flatterer; monk
strange; eerie; ominous
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin (usu. topping on ramen)
semantic information; meaningful information
saltiness; salty taste
propensity to efface oneself; being prone to conceal one's talent
miso strainer
appreciating fully (e.g. work of art)
sign of victory
roundish; sort of round
to bungle; to make things awkward
delicious flavor; superb taste
Kyoto-style miso; Kyoto-style sweet white bean paste (esp. used for pickling fish)
tasting; relishing; savouring; appreciation; enjoyment
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
sweet paste of white beans and miso
the same interests
connoisseur; devotee
uninteresting; tending to spoil the fun (pleasure) (of); throwing a wet blanket (on)
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
miso ball; bean paste ball
not distinguishing between what's good and bad; (lit.) miso and shit are the same
(true) mirin; mirin containing alcohol
to verbally attack (violently); to run down; to criticize severely; to criticise severely
main fermenting mash (in production of sake or soy sauce); unrefined sake or soy sauce; unrefined (sake, soy sauce, etc.); rough
decayed (baby) tooth
to be nutritious; to be delicious
acidulant; acidity regulator
seasoned nori (laver)
(arch.) metallic; cutting edge of a bladed instrument
the pleasures of literature
weakling; coward
gloss; sheen (surface quality found in unglazed pottery)
freeze-dried powdered miso (usu. salty); instant miso
harsh; severe (e.g. criticism, verbal attack); jumble; mess
tasteless, odorless and colorless
soybean; soybeans boiled until soft for making miso
seasoned nori (laver)
sweet paste of white beans and miso
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
flavoured miso; miso mixed with meat, vegetables, fish, etc.
overly concerned with domestic affairs; having an air of domesticity
seasoned nori (laver)
miso mixed with sugar and sake, thickened by stirring over low heat
Edo miso; type of miso produced in the Tokyo area since the Edo period (usu. low-salt and made with rice koji)
miso, fried soybeans and vegetables seasoned with sake and sugar
enjoying food, drink and entertainment in a small room
good taste (food); tasty food
torture (in the Edo-period)
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
interesting; meaningful
miso strainer
paste of miso, ground toasted sesame seeds, mirin, etc.
miso-based sauce; miso sauce
flavour enhancer (e.g. monosodium glutamate); flavor enhancer
taut (condition); taken up slack; removed slack
miso-based sauce; miso sauce
saltiness; salty taste
miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person
disposition toward rejecting mundane affairs and enjoying nature and art
autumn, season of the tastes
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; (lit.) the neighbour's salted rice bran paste (smells sweeter)
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
miso eaten as it is; neat miso as an accompaniment
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
seasoning; flavour; flavor
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
value; worth; virtue; blessing
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
harsh; severe (e.g. criticism, verbal attack); sweeping denunciation
spirogyra; algae forming pond scum
humorous flavour; something comical
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin
local flavouring
seasoned nori (laver)
miso-based sauce; miso sauce
miso-based sauce; miso sauce
combined miso (e.g. white and red)
paste of miso, ground toasted sesame seeds, mirin, etc.
miso mixed with mustard
flavour enhancer (e.g. monosodium glutamate); flavor enhancer
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin (usu. topping on ramen)
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin (usu. topping on ramen)
salad (or fish, etc.) dressed with miso
oden made with hatcho miso
overly concerned with domestic affairs; having an air of domesticity
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin
mirin-style condiment; mirin-like seasoning; low-alcohol mirin
to lick someone's boots; to flatter
bitter tincture
grinding miso; flattery; flatterer; monk
light flavor
seasoning (esp. in food industry with additives); flavoring
miso mixed with pork; pork miso
(arch.) metallic; cutting edge of a bladed instrument
harsh; severe (e.g. criticism, verbal attack); jumble; mess
flavoured miso; miso mixed with meat, vegetables, fish, etc.
sourness (in taste); acidity
high-grade sake; good sake
miso mixed with sugar and sake, thickened by stirring over low heat
miso mixed with sugar and sake, thickened by stirring over low heat
disposition toward rejecting mundane affairs and enjoying nature and art
smart; clever; witty; strange
salmon (esp. salmon swimming upstream in the autumn); salted salmon
market sentiment (stock market); market tone
lingulate brachiopod (esp. species Lingula anatina)
interesting; meaningful
low-ranking monk (tasked with doing kitchen chores); monk
market sentiment
strange taste; spicy taste
taste; flavor; flavour; deliciousness
reddish; tinged with red; rufous
fish sliced open, seasoned with mirin, soy sauce, etc. and dried in the sun
vegetables pickled in salted rice-bran paste
vegetables pickled in salted rice-bran paste
incomprehensible; not making sense
bitter principle
semantics principle
semantic component
scrutiny; careful (close) examination (investigation); careful inquiry; careful selection
not making sense; meaningless
harshness; acridity; astringent taste; bitter taste
taste masking agent; flavoring substance
semantic network (AI)
not distinguishing between what's good and bad; not knowing chalk from cheese; mixing good and bad together; (lit.) shit and miso are the same
annual event of miso-making; first steps of miso making, from simmering the beans to fermentation
annual event of miso-making; first steps of miso making, from simmering the beans to fermentation
seasoning solution; flavoring solution
plate for compounding condiments; small dish for serving condiments
flavour; flavor; meaning; significance
best-before period (e.g. foodstuffs)
miso from the Kamakura era
great flavor; great taste
miso mixed with fish (often tai)
grilled miso mixed with chili peppers; person who acts tough but is actually timid
bonito miso; miso mixed with bonito
bonito miso; miso mixed with bonito
bonito miso; miso mixed with bonito
dish of white miso mixed with roasted Japanese nutmeg powder, sugar and sesame seeds, etc.
vinegared miso mixed with mustard
things that look similar but are completely different; (lit.) geta and grilled miso
powdered miso
miso mixed with minced great burdock, ginger, etc. and sweetened with sugar
miso mixed with minced great burdock, ginger, etc. and sweetened with sugar
medicinal drink made from plants steeped in mirin
tasting; taster (of sake, wine, etc.)
tasting; taster (of sake, wine, etc.)
haiku-like quality; clever feeling; witty flavor
semantic satiation
mouthfulness (of food and drink); body
fermented seasoning (e.g. mirin, cooking sake, miso)
ageusia; taste blindness
gamy taste
good things do not last long
bokeh; out-of-focus style; blur style
bokeh; out-of-focus style; blur style
bokeh; out-of-focus style; blur style
six flavors (bitter, sour, sweet, salty, spicy, light); six palates; six tastes; rokumi-gan (patent medicine)
rokumi-gan (patent medicine)
oedogonium (any of a genus of filamentous green algae)
garganey (Anas querquedula)
Niwaella delicata (species of loach)
zygnema; any freshwater filamentous thalloid algae of genus Zygnema
Examples (200 in total)
I didn't understand the point of this.
I didn't understand what it meant.
Don't you want to know what it means?