repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
and yet; though; when; in spite of
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall
manners; behavior; behaviour
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread