frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to find out; to discover; to detect
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
not having had enough to drink (esp. alcohol)
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
control; management (e.g. of a business)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to have a meal; to take a meal
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
very interesting; of great interest
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
such; like that; that sort of; very
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
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.)