what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
to cook (something) with rice
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
usually; under usual circumstances
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
to be hairy (person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (person); to be dull
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
even if not; even without
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person