-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
bowing while pressing three fingers of each hand on floor
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
worldwide; common to the whole world; universal
male instincts; male frivolity
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
this and that; various things
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little