talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
indescribable; having no way to express
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
taste; palate; sense of taste
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
poisoning; kill by poison
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
temporary closing of classes
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
by sheer strength; by brute force
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)