fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to be reflected in a mirror
to complain; to make a complaint
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
legendary; fabled; fabulous
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to sniff out; to get wind of
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
that day; the very same day
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat