to praise; to extol; to applaud
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
starching (e.g. clothes); pasting; gluing (e.g. paper, a letter)
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
to make short work of; to eat up quickly
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to reveal one's true colors (colours); to betray oneself
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
each place; various places
cyborg; cybernetic organism
paper towel (esp. for drying one's hands); paper hand towel
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants