-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to consider to be inevitable; to consider to be reasonable
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery