to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
so; like this; in this way
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
in its entirety; whole; wholly
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in that way; thus; so; so?
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
for example; for instance; e.g.
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
sweet brownish-green paste made from green peas
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused