to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
red turnip; small red radish
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
cutting ingredients into decorative shapes (e.g. vegetables)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
light; easy; non-serious; minor
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
well-cooked; well-done; browned
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
beautiful to the eye; pleasant to the eye; sightly
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
related to; in relation to
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less