strategist; tactician; schemer
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
taking food directly from a communal dish with one's own chopsticks
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
heated vegetables; warm vegetables
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
(in) the air; midair; sky
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
way of cooking; cookery; recipe
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
fat under-belly of tuna (considered high-quality)
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
falling apart while cooking
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)
two (long cylindrical things)
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
rubber band; elastic band