attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
to amuse oneself; to make merry
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
statue; picture; picture revealing character
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to write down; to record; to register
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
favorite; favourite; habitually used
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
to be intimate with; to befriend
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)