sampling food; tasting; trying
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
to some extent; to a certain extent
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
impact of publicity or propaganda
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
tendency; trend; inclination
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented