peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
health; healthy; sound; fit
promoting; increase; advance
likability; favorability; popularity
all-time high (price, in trading); record high; new high
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to ask for too much; to expect too much
failure; mistake; blunder
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
equality; impartiality; evenness
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
another thing; exception; special case
clearly; brightly; crisply
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
remembrance; recollection; recognition
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)