standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
difficult to ...; hard to ...
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
in order; in turn; one by one
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
it is I who should say so
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift