just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
celebration; congratulations
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
deep-frying without breading or batter; food deep-fried without breading or batter