tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
fourth day of the month; four days
dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
this occasion; at this time; now
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
locational advantage; advantageous position
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
something like ...; something called ...
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
teachings left by a deceased person; last instructions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be helpful; to be useful