stir-fry; stir-fried food
cheese for melting; melting cheese
shellfish; seashell; shell
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
to peel; to skin; to pare
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to stick in one's throat; to choke on something
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
defense capability; defence capability
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
calling on (someone) uninvited; dropping in on; visiting without being invited; presumptuous; impertinent; impudent
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
making practical; making useful; implementing
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
(not) even with; (not) even using
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
way (of doing); manner; method; means
great cause; moral law; justice
belief; faith; conviction
innocent; blameless; guiltless
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right