morning and evening; all the time; always; every day
local specialty; local special dish
free-range rearing; letting (animals) roam freely; pasturing; letting (a dog) run loose; letting (a child) run free
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
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)
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
amiable; affable; likable
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
journey; route of a journey
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
changing completely; transformation
(set of) facial features; looks
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to polish up; to shine up
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
one grain; one drop; one bead
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
pus; corruption; rot; evils
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
celebrating recovery from illness
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says