good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
salted salmon; fish wrapped in (bamboo) leaves
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
salted fish (esp. salmon)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
all sorts of; all kinds of
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
fifth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
permanence; perpetuity; Chōkyū era (1040.11.10-1044.11.24)
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
person of high rank or income
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge