to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
in succession; one by one
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
staring at; gazing at; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
homemade; made in-house; housemade; made on the premises
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to become empty; to be emptied
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to complain; to make a complaint
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance