soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat; heartwood
fat (of meat); fatty meat
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
high blood pressure; hypertension
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
creamy (in flavor or texture)
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
cheese for melting; melting cheese
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
that's true; of course; obviously
plain yogurt; plain yoghurt
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
giving up; quitting; surrendering
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
back off!; leave me alone!