thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
top of the head; crown of the head
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
triangle; triangular shape
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
proper; respectable; decent; honest