taste; palate; sense of taste
candied (chestnuts); sweetened boiled fish
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
to bring; to take; to bring about
variety show (e.g. on TV)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
scene of an accident; crash site; accident scene
one after another; in rapid succession
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
military preparation; armaments; defenses; defences
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
about when; about what time; how soon
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to laugh away; to laugh off
since when; from when; how long
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
kanji compound; idiom; idiomatic phrase
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to alternate; to take turns
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to push down; to knock down
decline; fall; decay; withering
neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
close-fitting trousers; long underwear
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage