ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
too much; excessively; too
any more; any further; any better; any longer
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to mistake (A for B); to misread
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to carry around; to carry on one's person
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
dried flowers; dried flower
some time ago; the other day; at some time or other; once
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
deodorant; deodorizer; air freshener
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
trial product; prototype model
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
air freshener; fragrance; aromatic
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)