most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
confections; sweets; candy; cake
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
absence; disregard; indifference
caller; visitor; company; guest
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
throwaway; disposable; single-use
choices; alternatives; options
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to be surprised; to be astonished