washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
to gain traction; to develop momentum; to get a boost; to pick up steam
popular person; favorite; favourite
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
moving; touching; stirring
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
related article; related story
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
making constant reference to
baumkuchen; spit cake with cross-section resembling tree rings
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
hidden treasure; treasured article
amount of sugar; sugar content
cooking program; cookery show
way of eating; how to eat
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
study guide (to supplement a textbook); crib; key
vegetables high in beta-carotene
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
to be free; to be available
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying