bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
speech and conduct; words and deeds
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
special; particular; peculiar; unique
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
animal or carnal desires; lust
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
good feeling; feeling good
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
Hayagriva; Horsehead (tantric Buddhist deity)
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
biting into a whole fruit (esp. apple)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to eat with a munching or crunching sound
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
clergyman; churchman; clergy
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)