to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
being filled with; being full of; permeation
muddy water; red-light district
heaven and earth; top and bottom
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
upward glance; upturned eyes
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
unsophisticated palate; inability to discern good and bad flavours
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
foreign enemy; outside invader
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to run down (stairs, etc.)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
south-southwest; south-south-west
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
being on duty; person on duty
sunlight; rays of the Sun
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
suddenly; all of a sudden
rank (e.g. of soldiers); horizontal line
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly