reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
bento; Japanese box lunch
curry udon; udon with curry sauce
the top (e.g. top ten); the best
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
opposite side; other side; other party
either way; in any case; one way or another
diss; dissing; disrespect
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
cosmetics; beauty products; toiletries; makeup
one's (living) environment
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
curry and rice; rice and curry; curry rice
removal; detachment; demounting; dismantling; disassembly
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
from the beginning; from scratch
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
number of characters; character count
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar