to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to cut into chunks; to chop into lumps
tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
triangle; triangular shape
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter
to shave off; to scrape off
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
interior of the mouth; oral cavity
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
once over the borders one may do anything; what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas; (lit.) shame (committed while) on a journey can be scratched away
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to arrive home; to return
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
important point; point to make note of
schedule; program; programme; agenda
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
to be muddy; to be slushy