(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
finished product; finished goods; completed article
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
in the meanwhile; during the time
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary