antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
amount; quantity; measuring; weighing
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
creaminess; cream-like consistency
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
first; first base; first baseman
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
matter of time; question of time
reason; logic; sense; truth; right