person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
descendant; posterity; offspring
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
defeating in an instant; instant kill
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
special award; special prize
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
in person; personally; directly
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age