to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
talkativeness; loquacity; polypetalous; multivalve
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
drinker; person fond of alcohol (as opposed to sweets); person fond of spicy food
classification; categorization; sorting
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to pass each other; to cross paths
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
Ono no Michikaze card in hanafuda (esp. when used as a wild card); rainman card; short blade used for pickpocketing or to cut oneself loose from police rope
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to bite off; to gnaw through
biting into a whole fruit (esp. apple)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to observe carefully; to make sure
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to work hard; to make an effort
funeral; burial rites; attendance at a funeral
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul