top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
alone; by oneself; on one's own
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
charm; incantation; spell; curse
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
elopement; running away with a lover
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
never mind!; don't worry about it
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently