energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
(one's) quota; assignment
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
taste; palate; sense of taste
stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
kitchen; financial situation
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
sore; inflammation; ulceration
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
Japanese andromeda (Pieris japonica); lily-of-the-valley
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
as (for); for; in the capacity of
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
good performance; good work; great success
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to satisfy one's appetite