direct connection; direct link
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
menu; schedule; program; menu
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
variety of goods; number of articles
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
Ishikari stew; salmon stew; salmon and vegetable stew with miso and butter
representative; exemplary; model
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe
popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
refreshment; something refreshing; welcome relief; tonic; refreshing medicine
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
submersion; inundation; being flooded
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive