to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
day by day; every day; by the day
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
several types; several kinds; several species
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
although; though; despite the fact that ...
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
way of eating; how to eat
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
such; like that; that sort of; very
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
land near a castle; castle town
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
not yet known; unknown; strange
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to begin; to set about; to start
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
genuine article; real thing; real deal
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition