conviction; belief; confidence
to put one's strength into
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
(short) rest; breather; break
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
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to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
taste; palate; sense of taste
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide