to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
toxin; poisonous substance
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
senior high school student
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
one metropolis (Tokyo), one "circuit" (Hokkaido), two urban prefectures (Osaka and Kyoto) and 43 prefectures proper; prefectures of Japan
significant difference; statistical significance
equality; impartiality; evenness
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
image; figure; figure; form; image
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
to benefit (the world, society, etc.); to be of use to; to be of service to
questions and answers; dialogue
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
organizational theory; organization theory