to be palatable; to suit one's taste
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to be overcome with emotion
to repeat; to do something over again
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
moderate; proper; just right
after a long time; for the first time in a while
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
originally; by nature; from the start
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to increase; to add to; to augment
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
though; notwithstanding; although
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
conflict; complication; troubles; discord