small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to say; to be pleased to say
contradiction; inconsistency
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
candy stick; stick candy; candy on a stick (e.g. lollipop); cylindrical candy
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
form; shape; figure; visage
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe