intelligence gathering; information gathering
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
chicken bones; chicken carcass
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
many; numerous; various; large number of
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
living room (Western style); sitting room
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
guess; conjecture; surmise
to be conspicuous; to stand out
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
grandfather; male senior-citizen
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know