hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
amount left over; remaining portion
to be on the right track; to be doing well; to be looking good; to be coming along nicely
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
meat dish; meat-based cuisine
fish-based cooking; fish dish
resignation; acceptance; consolation
spiritually rich; good for the soul
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
manner (with others); attitude
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
it's probably so; it stands to reason
all one has; all one's possessions
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
prejudice; bias; distorted view
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
to throw at; to turn; to raise
way of asking; way of listening; listener
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage