moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
Manju era (1024.7.13-1028.7.25)
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
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
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
full ripeness; full maturity
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
castration; neutering; gelding; enervation; emasculation; taming
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
nine levels of Amitabha's Pure Land; Amitabha's Pure Land; nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
within; inside of; less than
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
internal sense; public official stationed in the capital (under the ritsuryō system)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
(lower) jaw; chin; mentum; chatterbox
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
being startled; getting a shock
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose