sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
hello; good day; good afternoon
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
what's what; heads or tails
whenever you want; any time you like
parboiling; preparatory boiling
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
somewhat hard; somewhat firm; fairly hard; on the hard side
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to scramble (eggs); to stir; to melt; to liquefy
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
cutting into chunks (esp. vegetables)
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
chasing one another; playing tag
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person