jellied fish or meat broth
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
heaps of corpses all around
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
personality; style; appearance
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
taste; palate; sense of taste
to grow up; to become an adult
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)