one point; stitched ornament; small needlepoint design; relief pitcher brought in to face one batter
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
impression of the teeth; tooth mold (mould); tooth mark; teeth marks
in proportion to; just as much as
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to be impressed; to greatly admire
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to express (in words); to confess
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
minimum; at the very least
pure; true; genuine; unmixed