flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to be too late; to be too slow
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
obscure; vague; ambiguous
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
way; method; means; resource; course
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
pure; undiluted; raw; crude
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
I'd be lying if I said ...
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
standard; average; typical; normal
sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
duty; obligation; responsibility
person being waited for; person who waits
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
generously; liberally; magnanimously
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
phrase; phrase; strawberry
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
(romantic) trouble with women; calamities brought upon a man by a woman
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to leave as it is; to defer
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn