and yet; though; when; in spite of
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
high efficiency; high performance
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to change completely; to change suddenly
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to be overcome with emotion
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition