cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
very loud volume; megavolume
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
to run up to; to rush over
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
don't worry about it; forget about it
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
throat lozenge; cough drop
salaried; paid; with pay; paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave
2nd day of the month; two days
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
bread flour (high gluten); strong flour; hard flour
to mix; to stir; to blend
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
seasoning; flavour; flavor
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
spot the difference (puzzle); photo hunt
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
strongish; somewhat strong
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.