kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
space (room, area, outer space)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
news; word; tidings; omen
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
to provide with funds; to fund; to advance some capital; to furnish with funds
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation