feeling of food or drink going down one's throat
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
ultimate; final; last; eventual
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
rolling (something); knocking down; fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line; repeatedly buying and selling
to come into being; to be born
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
literary history; history of literature
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
schoolgirl; female student
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
somersault; looping-the-loop
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
clapping and cheering; applause
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
attack; assault; attempt; try
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett