mochi; (sticky) rice cake
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
tingling; stinging; pungently
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
dreamworld; dreamland; la-la land
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
cartoon-character costume
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
nonchalant air; unruffled air
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation; post
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
directly opposite; right in front
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to treat someone; to entertain someone
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
ideal weather (for some action, event, etc.); perfect day
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
invisibly; secretly; privately
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there