only recently; just of late
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
self-consciousness; self-awareness
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
several types; several kinds; several species
nutriment; wholesome; savoriness; savouriness; rich food; nourishment
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to employ; to hire; to charter
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
(giving) instruction; initiation
to stiffen; to become stiff
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
greeting; a fine thing to say
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
every place; various places
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture