withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
poisoning; kill by poison
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
first-rate; finest quality; the best
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
to have a meal; to take a meal
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
rather; better; instead; if anything
everything working out as desired
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to increase; to add to; to augment
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter