main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; pervert; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)
forcibly; by force; against one's will
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
intimidation; threat; bluster
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
longing for; burning desire
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
gray zone; grey zone; gray area
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
frankly; honestly speaking; speaking one's mind and holding nothing back; really; extremely
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
no, not like that (but like this)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
cooking; food preparation