establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
food and drink; eating and drinking
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to encamp; to take up positions
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
what proportion; what percentage
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
instead; but (on the other hand)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
homemade; made in-house; housemade; made on the premises
mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc.
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
gem; jewel; precious stone
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so