reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
forced laugh; forced smile
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
local specialty; special product (of a region)
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
waste heat; remaining heat; residual heat
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to have a meal; to take a meal
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to satisfy one's appetite
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
in unison; as one; united
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
health; healthy; sound; fit
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
epidemic; plague; pestilence