slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
sampling food; tasting; trying
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
with one's mouth wide open; gapingly
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
bumpy (e.g. of a rash); knobbly; pimply; easily cut
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
moderate; proper; just right
to have an idea; to have a clue
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
supply; provision; raising; procurement
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized