to grumble; to gripe; to complain
sampling food; tasting; trying
wages; pay; rental payment
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
grotesque; disgusting; gross
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
classical form of martial art
nutritional value; food value
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
sampling a drink; tasting
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
pupil; student; schoolchild
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
communication skills; communication ability
prejudice; bias; distorted view