clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
artist's studio; workshop; studio; atelier
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
vigorously (burning); furiously; fiercely
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
pussy (i.e. female genitals); sexual intercourse
quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
to put into the mouth; to eat
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
plainclothes police officer; plain-clothes detective
horizontal stripes; lateral stripes
border (pattern); stripes; border; boundary; border; edge
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
bento; Japanese box lunch
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
difference; disparity; gap
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
family; relatives; dependents; household
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
ingredient; component; composition
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); crawfish
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff