moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
coarsely ground (e.g. coffee, grain); minced (e.g. meat)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
pea; green pea; garden pea
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
nutritional value; food value
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
the place for; the time for; the level of
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
bed of nails; bed of thorns; bed of needles
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
all night; throughout the night
to weep the night away; to cry all night long
to cause to swell; to inflame
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
to take (all of) into consideration
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting