likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
plural; multiple; several
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
no-hit, no-run game; no-hitter
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be bored (with); to be unable to bear
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
cooking; food preparation
whistle (sound made with the lips)
selection of music; song selection
children's song; nursery rhyme
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
way of solving (a problem); solution
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
shopping; purchased goods