strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
Okinawan-style fermented tofu
awamori; strong Okinawan liquor distilled from rice or millet
well-cured sake; last year's sake; old sake
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
direct import; direct importation
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
Époisses de Bourgogne (cheese)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
long talk; long-winded speech
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
fixed fitting (esp. window)
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
casual speech; peer language; informal language
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
cardiopulmonary arrest; showing no vital signs
activation; invigoration; stimulation
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
air transport; air lift; airlift
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings