to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
item; article; dish; course; finest item
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
must not; should not; do not
because; for; the reason why is ...
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
restless; fidgety; lively; busy
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to be greedy; to devour greedily
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
to be able to manage somehow or another
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk