one's romantic fate; one's luck in love
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
concreteness; feasibility
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
amazake; sweet drink made from fermented rice or sake lees
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to try out the food at various restaurants
pleasant feeling; good vibes
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way