Ajinomoto; brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
cutting a fingernail (or toenail) to the quick; cutting a nail too close; deep-set nail; deep-set part of nail
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
within; inside of; less than
feeling of food or drink going down one's throat
recital; recitation; public reading
offline meeting (face-to-face meeting by people who normally interact online)
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
limited time; limited-time offer
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
salty sea breeze; salt wind
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
the opposite direction; the other way
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
transcendence; excellence; superiority
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)