narrow margin; slim margin
retainer; attendant; escort
after use; after occurring
counter for drops of liquid
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
minuteness; one millionth
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
setting a place; setting the table
tasting a food that one has previously heard of
avocado (Persea americana)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
difficult to eat; unpalatable
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
extremely; terrifically; super
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind