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 ...
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
to have a taste (of something); to sample; to try
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
two persons; two people; pair; couple
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
space (room, area, outer space)