to taste; to try (food or drink)
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
war; battle; match; game; competition
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
from the viewpoint of; according to
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
earthenware (ceramic) bell
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to be jealous; to be envious
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
useless; worthless; absurd; baloney
to push away; to push aside; to shove
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
great difference; big difference; wide margin
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
people; citizens; subjects; folk
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-