dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
good humour (humor); good mood
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
rice and curry; curry rice
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
taste; palate; sense of taste
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to grimace; to make a wry face
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey