ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
regional cuisine; local cuisine
Chinese painting; painting with Chinese subject; Chinese-style painting
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
curry and rice; rice and curry; curry rice
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to put into the mouth; to eat
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to jump from one thing to another
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
visit (from someone); call
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
mask; disguise; guise; mask
elliptical shape; oval shape
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
chink in the armor (armour)
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
now that; since; so long as; because
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)