between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
piece; fragment; one (object)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
absorption; suction; attraction
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
even if not; even without
sampling food; tasting; trying
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
taste; palate; sense of taste
future (usually near); prospects
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
birth; creation; formation
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
riskiness; (level of) danger
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when