cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to check someone's temperature
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
Vienna sausage cut in the shape of an octopus
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
seasoning; flavour; flavor
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
moderate; proper; just right
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
to understand; to make out
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
longed-for; anxiously awaited
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)