almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
seat at a table; place at a table
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
blending of Japanese and Western styles
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
writing down; taking notes; notes; writings; written examination; written test
tourist information (brochure, map, center)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
mix-up; mistake; misunderstanding
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
ceramics; pottery and porcelain
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)