consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
on the occasion of; at the time of
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
side dish; side menu; sidebar menu
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
popularity stakes; rating
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
name; given name; first name
gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
any fish of family Merlucciidae (which includes the hakes)
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
import; importation; introduction; afferent
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge