Sasanishiki (variety of rice)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
(United States of) America; USA
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
a few seconds; several seconds
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
pre-washed rice; wash-free rice; musenmai
old rice; rice remaining from the previous year's harvest
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
instant noodles sold in soft plastic packaging
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to crack (an egg, etc.) into a container
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
time; season; period; phase; stage
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
quick work; (clever) feat
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted