chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
to oil (e.g. a frying pan); to grease
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
old clothes; secondhand clothing
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
information leak; intelligence leak
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to press a question; to cross-examine
every person; each one; everybody
different kind; another sort; separate item; separate account (e.g. bank account)
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
new development; new discovery
competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
thickly; stickily; viscously
brush (for painting, basting, etc.)
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
fuel consumption; gas mileage
chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain
to be palatable; to suit one's taste