Artiodactyla; order comprising the even-toed ungulates
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
about; concerning; related to; -ish
exquisiteness; charm; beauty; advantage; profit; gain
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to laugh away; to laugh off
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to yearn for; to be in love with
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
protuberance; protruding object; umbo
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame; gathering; collecting; coming together
no matter how much time passes
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to look after (often medically); to take care of
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
hardworking; painstaking; diligent; conscientious; sincere
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
tedious; lengthy; wordy; long-winded