precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
exaltation; emotional uplift
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to check someone's temperature
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
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 choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
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.)
liking for; taste for; fondness 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