compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up
later on; eventually; afterwards
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
boarding (someone); catering; board; provided meals; cook; caterer
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
seriously delicious; very skillful; proficient
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
heap; pile; stack; full measure
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
clientele; customer stratum
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
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 building)
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately