shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
manual labor; manual labour; handwork; manual procedure
making efficient; optimization
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
pork-cutlet sandwich; tonkatsu sandwich
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
fruit sandwich; sandwich filled with fruit and sweetened whipped cream
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
perfect; complete; flawless
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
conservative without party affiliation
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
to soothe; to calm; to pacify