judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
last ray of hope; only hope
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
almost; roughly; approximately
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
sweet tooth; love of sweet things
one breath; chug!; drink!
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
baking soda; sodium bicarbonate
item; something that one "just has to have"
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
example; specimen; sample
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to set (sun); to become dark