delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to think (something) strange
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
softly; mildly; gently; politely
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
one's whole heart; everything one feels
reason; cause; circumstances
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
gossip; corner of the mouth
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
interference; meddling; butting in