licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
outstanding; excellent; remarkable
slow; sluggish; bushy (hair); thick; unfashionable; lacking style
nice; good; well-executed
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if it's fine with you; if you don't mind; if necessary
modesty; self-control; discretion
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
chairmanship; presidency; management; president; chairman
to exaggerate; to overstate
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
bon voyage!; have a nice trip!
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
food simmered in cream; creamed dish; fricasee
one plate (of food); one dish; one helping
price increase; rise in price
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
training room (hall); gymnasium
buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
to parody; to make a parody of; to pun (on); to twist; to distort
death by suffocation; death by choking
strange thing; odd thing; how absurd!; preposterous!
interest; fun; inspiration
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski