pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); to be rich; to be robust (in flavor); to be full-flavored
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
poisonous; toxic; addictiveness
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute