freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
organic farming; organic cultivation; farming without pesticides
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to pass (of time); to elapse
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)