to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.