already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
more than usual (usu. time)
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
exquisite flavor (flavour); delectable flavor; delicious flavor; delicacy; delectable dish
item; article; dish; course; finest item
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone
light brown; golden brown; tan
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to be too numerous; to be too much
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
with these words; while saying