to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
not understanding; not knowing
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
being good at cooking; good cook
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
piece; fragment; one (object)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
should; must; -able; probably; likely
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
jealousy; roasted rice cake
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
reality; actuality; hard fact
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
fried prawns; fried shrimp