with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
glorious achievement; distinguished service
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
territory; domain; dominion; possession
ex post facto report; report after the event
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
bonus; bounty; reward; compensation
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
(official) commendation; public recognition (of someone's achievements, good deeds, etc.); awarding; honouring
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
tingling; stinging; pungently
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
hope; white hope; person of promise