to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
mediocrity; ordinary ability
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
seaweed salt; salt from burning seaweed
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
the same ratio or percentage
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
inferior goods; faulty item
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to crack (an egg, etc.) into a container
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
soldier; combatant; warrior
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.)
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling