mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
stealthily; secretly; in secret
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
accessible; approachable; easy to approach
with these words; while saying
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
with a crack; with a smash
such ... as; or some such