roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
honorific/polite/humble prefix
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to put into effect; to put into practice
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to differ; to vary; to disagree
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
charming; fascinating; attractive
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to take a breath; to take a short rest