giving something a try because it will not do any harm
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
menu; schedule; program; menu
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
manner of using one's hands
opening and shutting; opening and closing
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
grotesque; disgusting; gross
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to talk to oneself; to mutter
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to take completely; to deplete; to block off; to isolate
as planned; according to plan
fish balls; fish dumplings
Anisakis (genus of parasitic nematodes)