aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
place; room; margin; scope
very much; exceedingly; extremely
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
hook-shaped; bent at a right angle
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
contraceptive device; birth-control device
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
carefree; free from worry
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11