subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
being on the ropes; losing ground
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to dress (e.g. a salad); to toss (in a sauce or dressing)
avocado (Persea americana)
dip; dual inline package; DIP
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
charring; something charred; traditional medicine made from charred ingredients
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
(death from) starvation; starving to death
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
one plate (of food); one dish; one helping
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
crash; smash; crunch; bang
mass; quality and quantity
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
(wearing) nothing but a pair of underpants