riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to accept; to receive; to agree
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
personal affair; one's own affair
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
match (contest); matching (with); going well (with)
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
smooth (i.e. without problems)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
perfect; complete; flawless
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation