good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
sparsely growing cogon grass; short cogon grass
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
succession; continuation; series; sequence
voluminous (hair, clothing, etc.); hearty (meal); filling; bulky; full
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
program (e.g. TV); programme
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
something easy to do; cinch
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
even if; even though; however; no matter how