to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
Tabasco; jalapeno sauce; pepper sauce
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
becoming dull; slowing down
to wash away; to rinse off
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
the dark side; the seamy side
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
leading product; flagship product; top product
source (of supply); channel