hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to take off one's glasses
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
originally; by nature; from the start
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
throwaway; disposable; single-use
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon