stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
one's family (home) background (environment)
character building; formation of character; personality development
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
same; similar; (just) like; equal
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to correct oneself; to restate
undisputed; entirely; perfect
whispering; murmuring; subdued
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
specialization; specialisation
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
another time; some other time
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
literally; self-explanatorily
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
to thrust before; to thrust at
strip-searching; security check
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter