to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
failure; mistake; blunder
double suicide; lovers' suicide
regret; repentance; remorse
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
simmering; (boiling) gently
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane