or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
this and that; such and such
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(some) more; even more; longer; further
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
soaking fabric in lukewarm water (to soften and remove starch); desizing; moistening with steam; blanching (food); parboiling food
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
seasoning; flavour; flavor
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to flavor; to flavour; to season
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she