indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
fat; tallow; lard; grease
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
close; intimate; on good terms
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
whispering into a person's ear
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
male homosexual's partner; buttocks; anus
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob