making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
devotion; attachment; infatuation
inside track; inside pitch
pitch that hits the batter
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
correction; revision; amendment
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
magnanimity; forgiveness; generosity
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
likability; favorability; popularity
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
pulmonary tuberculosis; consumption
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!