(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
long-awaited; much-awaited
silver-stripe round herring (Spratelloides gracilis); slender sprat
these guys; these fellows
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
satsuma-age; deep-fried ball of fish paste
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
beginning; outset; first; onset
to think too much; to be over-concerned
digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
baseless; groundless; unfounded; without evidence
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
place; position; location; position; standing; status
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
deep-frying; deep-fried food; abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
expected value; expectation; expectations; expectation value (in quantum mechanics)
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
unanticipated; unexpected
boiled fish-paste products