production stoppage; discontinuance
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
ill will; malice; evil intent
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
egg boiled, peeled, and steeped in soy sauce marinade
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
wearing one's hair in braids
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
championship; title (of champion)
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
thermal power station (i.e. using combustion)
to be exhausted; to be worn out
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
patient; sufferer (of an illness)
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
everything working out as desired
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation