tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
difficult to eat; unpalatable
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
substantial matter; significant item
apologies for the crude food
second; number two; runner-up
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
after a long time; for the first time in a while
moderate; proper; just right
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
another; different; something else
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice