serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to put into the mouth; to eat
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
I see; that's right; indeed
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of