lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
at least; at most; (even) just
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
one end; an end; part; fragment
another thing; exception; special case
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
store interior; inside of a shop
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
many items; pressure of business
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
bodily sensation; sense; experience
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
carnivore; carnivorous animal
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
renewal; update; innovation; improvement