squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
import; importation; introduction; afferent
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
high priest; highly ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
stimulant effect (e.g. caffeine)
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
roasting (e.g. of coffee)
powdered; powdery; pulverized
to be roasted; to be parched; (arch.) to be irritated; (arch.) to be annoyed
civilized nation; civilised nation
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
person of culture; cultured person
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to come from; to have roots in
French Revolution (1789-1799)
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
author; writer; novelist; artist
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
sampling a drink; tasting
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
(for the) first time in one's life
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish