mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
running away; escaping on foot
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
is something that; is that which
stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow