finishing blow; coup de grâce
consecutive victories; series of victories
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
(social) class; rank; grade
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
power; authority; jurisdiction
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
until now; so far; up to the present
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
moderate; proper; just right
fat; tallow; lard; grease
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
failure; mistake; blunder
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to be born; to come into the world
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable