seasoning; flavour; flavor
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
to boost; to force up; to push up
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to attempt; to test; to try out
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to triumph; to be elated with success
moderate; proper; just right
presence (impressive quality)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to spend time (on doing something)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to pierce through; to break through
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
even though; despite; when
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid