to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
military officer; naval officer
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
movie; film; motion picture
Ikenami Shoutarō (1923.1.25-1990.5.3)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
non-alcoholic beer; alcohol-free beer
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
one's history of love affairs with women
Toy Story 2 (1999 Pixar film)
arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment); procrastination
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
beginning; opening; start; outset
new book; new publication
unnecessary; unneeded; useless; having nothing to do; unoccupied; idle
to sink (into); to get depressed
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
usually; under usual circumstances
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)