well-cooked; well-done; browned
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
simple is best; less is more
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
preface; introduction; preamble
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
to strip; to peel; to tear off
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
rather; sooner; preferably
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin