deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
Frankfurt (Germany); frankfurter; frank
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
nape (of the neck); nucha
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to take a breath; to take a short rest
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
grotesque; disgusting; gross
bedside; near one's pillow
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response