sensual love; love affair
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
enthusiast; maniac; fanatic; nut; freak
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
parent-child relationship
sudden reversal (of behavior, opinion, attitude, etc.); about-face; flip-flop
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
you; (arch.) your residence
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
tide; current; tendency; trend
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
pungent; irritating; acrid
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
deep dish; dish with a high rim; tureen
putting one's courage to the test
basket; basketball; basket cloth
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
toothpick; skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony); toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat