to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to increase; to add to; to augment
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice; charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
memory; ability to remember
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
difference; disparity; gap
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of