to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
sweetener (sugar, honey, saccharin, maltose, etc.); sweetening agent; sweetening
something like ...; something called ...
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
use; utilization; utilisation; application
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
proposal; proposition; suggestion
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
common people; ordinary people; masses
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
cooking; food preparation
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
this sort of; this type of