a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
loop; band; loop (in a program); looping (of a video, slideshow, etc.); repeating (e.g. of a conversation); time loop (in fiction); temporal loop
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
seeing off and meeting on return
husband and wife; married couple
new menu item; new dish on a menu
sampling food; tasting; trying
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
pleasantly chewy (esp. noodles); having a good bite; firm and elastic; having body (esp. hair); springy and resilient; full-bodied (e.g. sound)
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
item; article; dish; course; finest item
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
cracker; party popper; cracker; cracker
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
virtually zero (e.g. interest rate); effectively zero; net zero (carbon emissions)
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly; to massage (esp. in sexual contexts)
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
taste; elegance; scenic beauty
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
arriving at work late as if one were an executive; (lit.) management attendance at work
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
vestments worn by priests and attendants (Shinto, Christian, etc.)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
to go easy on someone; to be easygoing; to be lenient
grandfather; male senior-citizen