head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to need; to call for; to require
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
entremets; intermezzo; small palate-cleansing dish served between courses
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
boneless rib (esp. of pork or beef); boned rib
chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
béchamel sauce; white sauce
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
meat sauce; Bolognese sauce
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
colour gamut; color gamut
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)