assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to get angry; to become perverse
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
kitchen; financial situation
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
cracker; hard biscuit; hardtack
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess