subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
curry in a pouch; retort-pouch curry
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to mix; to stir; to blend
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
program (e.g. TV); programme
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
moderate; proper; just right
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
distaste; unsavoriness; unsavouriness
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
memory; sense; experience
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
forcibly; against one's will
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to be prominent; to be conspicuous