to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
woman's appearance; woman's behaviour; someone dressed as a woman
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to practice magic; to practise magic
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
experience; history; record; career
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
business rival; professional jealousy
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
to be deep fried; to be hoisted up high (e.g. of a flag); to soar up into the air (e.g. of fireworks); to well up (of emotions); to become stronger (of feelings); to stand out; to be striking
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
light color; light colour
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
thin dipping sauce for tempura
breast meat (usu. of chicken); breast; white meat
texture (e.g. chewiness, hardness, crispiness, crunchiness, etc.) of food
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
dish of fish or meat flavoured with soy sauce, mirin, etc., coated with starch and then deep-fried
light; easy; non-serious; minor
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish; horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
home area; home town; local