elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
senior high school student
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
society; the world; the times
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to be the ruin of (a person)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to put into the mouth; to eat
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
cake or snack served with tea
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
moderate; proper; just right
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
sweet and sour; bittersweet
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)