sampling food; tasting; trying
to mark the end; to spell the end
that day; the very same day
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
brand-new article; new item
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
waste matter; waste; garbage; trash
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
home delivery (of food); outside catering
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to become possible; to become able to (do)
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
tool; implement; means; furniture
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food