to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
control; management (e.g. of a business)
fourth day of the month; four days
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
deep-frying with little oil
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
loveable; very likeable; like very much
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to flavor; to flavour; to season
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to jump at; to be attracted by
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to be forward; to be impertinent
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
almost; roughly; approximately
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)