crescent moon; young moon
neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
to appear to want to have (something); to obviously want; to seem to want; to indicate a wish for
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach
somewhat hard; somewhat firm; fairly hard; on the hard side
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
casserole; cocotte; ramekin
white sauce; béchamel sauce
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
meat sauce; Bolognese sauce
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
square (shape); square (open space); formal; methodical; square (tool)
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
mille crêpes (cake made from layers of crêpes)
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
to become vigorous; to gain force; to prosper; to thrive; to be in heat; to be in rut
grand; formal; ceremonial; (feeling) awkward; self-conscious; embarrassed
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
to smile a smile of satisfaction
old body; aged person; elderly person
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
smooth (i.e. without problems)
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment