to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
that's the way it is; such is life
at that time; in those days
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
as (for); for; in the capacity of
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
Solanaceae (nightshade family of plants)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to pry; to prize; to prise
hey there; I say; see here
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
acid; sourness; sour taste
but; however; provided that
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
Kanbun era (1661.4.25-1673.9.21)
(period of) a year; during an era
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
sales; selling; marketing
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do