mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
item; commodity; list of articles
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
wide difference; a world of difference
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
to be particular about one's food; to have a discriminating palate
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
whispering into a person's ear
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
number of times; frequency; count
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to telephone; to make a phone call
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal