amount; quantity; measuring; weighing
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!
gas cartridge stove; portable stove; camp stove
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
pottery; earthenware; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
unspecified; random; indefinite
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
moxibustion; chastisement; scolding
deep, threatening voice; menacing tone
small number; small amount; fraction; decimal fraction
suffix appended to someone else's family members
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
MacGuffin (plot device); McGuffin; maguffin
to begin falling (e.g. leaves, petals, etc.)
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
for the present; for the time being
competition; contention; rivalry
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
king; monarch; ruler; champion