tasting a food that one has previously heard of
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
though; notwithstanding; although
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
in perfect form; going swimmingly
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
yearned for; longed for; missed
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)