improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
amount left over; remaining portion
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
to be on the right track; to be close enough
cutting ingredients into decorative shapes (e.g. vegetables)
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
several types; several kinds; several species
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
fish-based cooking; fish dish
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention