subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
treatment; service; handling; management
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to get between; to be caught in
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
Tyrannosaurus rex; T. rex; tyrannosaurus
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
going on a pleasure jaunt
about here; in this neighborhood
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
muddy water; red-light district
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
chirashi; chirashizushi; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top
thin omelette cut into strips
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
to know (someone); to think; to believe
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
patting; stroking; caressing