foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
curry udon; udon with curry sauce
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
soba in hot broth, topped with a salty-sweet dried herring
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; (arch.) (moving) slowly
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
zhajiangmian (dish of ground pork over wheat noodles)
noodles made in flat strips
rice vermicelli; rice noodles
thin udon noodles (served chilled)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted