taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
poisonous substance; toxic substance
accumulation; accumulate; store
prohibition; inhibition; ban
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
fat; tallow; lard; grease
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
taste; palate; sense of taste
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
so; like this; in this way
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept