sampling food; tasting; trying
new product; new line (of products)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to ask; to enquire; to query
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to become clear; to be made public
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
person making threats; intimidator
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
to raise one's voice; to shout
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
as if nothing had happened
showing no signs of (verb); extremely unlikely to (verb)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
night owl; nighthawk; late bird; to stay up late; to keep late hours
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted