seeing for the first time; first sight
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
cap (hat); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
grip (of hand); grip strength
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
carbonic acid; carbonated water; carbonated drink; baking soda; sodium carbonate
amount of sugar; sugar content
absorption; suction; attraction
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker