unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
to be harvested; to be picked; to be able to harvest; to be able to pick
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
baking tray; baking sheet; sheet pan
hundred times; hundred degrees
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
waste heat; remaining heat; residual heat
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
back off!; leave me alone!
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
alternately; by turns; one after the other
manners; behavior; behaviour
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
melt-in-the-mouth feeling
season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
sunscreen; sunblock; sun cream; suntan lotion
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to pay attention; to be watchful
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit