being startled; getting a shock
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to begin to dissolve; to start melting; to dissolve into (a liquid)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
moderate; proper; just right
to ask a question; to ask questions
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
brown; light brown; tawny
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
(United States of) America; USA
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
something (equipped) with legs; sole of foot; one's manner of walking
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end