poor taste (in food); unsophisticated palate
hobby friend; friend gained through common interests or personality
to fail to earn a credit; to fail to make the grade
unsophisticated palate; inability to discern good and bad flavours
slow-witted person; dimwit; halfwit; faded, dull-colored eggplant
ama; female diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.)
breathily (while talking)
doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.; cue card; crib sheet; cheat sheet
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
impression given by a painting or image
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
weave; weaving; woven item
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
to mix; to stir; to blend
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
food and drink; eating and drinking
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
half and half; fifty-fifty
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other