materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
common reed (Phragmites australis)
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
while; even though; despite
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
invisibly; secretly; privately
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
maintenance; preservation; improvement
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)