to have an itch to; to have a craving for; to have an urge to; to have a desire for; to be eager to; to want to
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
common people; ordinary people; masses
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
cut end; section; opening; slit
nonchalant air; unruffled air
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
cooking; food preparation
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination