to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
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 poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
Japanese food; Japanese meal
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
silence (not speaking); muteness
unexpected meeting; coincidence
set meal; special (of the day)
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
restaurant with only set meals
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
tedious; boring; being fed up with
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
but; however; provided that
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances