a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
doubanjiang (Chinese broad bean chili paste)
drinker; person fond of alcohol (as opposed to sweets); person fond of spicy food
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
very; extremely; excessively
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to entrust; to leave to a person
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
as a child; when one was a child
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to accept; to receive; to agree
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
ratio; proportion; percentage