easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
grill (esp. fish grill); grilled food; grill room; restaurant serving grilled food; (radiator) grille
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
the heat of food just after cooking
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
semi-transparent; translucent
gyūhi; soft Japanese confectionery made with rice flour, somewhat similar to Turkish delight
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
core; core; hardcore; all-out
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
kaiseki; sophisticated traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses; simple meal eaten before tea is served
distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
small saucepan; small pot
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
rice porridge made by simmering cooked rice in a seasoned broth, often containing vegetables, fish, etc. (usu. made from leftovers)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
various articles; various items; various kinds
variety of goods; number of articles
(apportioning) in small amounts
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
blue-green; turquoise; aqua; (arch.) spirogyra; (arch.) algae forming pond scum
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
moment; brief space of time
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
symptomatic therapy; allopathy; makeshift solution; stopgap measures; temporary expedient
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous