full use; extensive use; complete utilization
gourmandism; gourmet; gourmand; foodie
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
hustle; working hard; doing with enthusiasm; showing eagerness; being full of vigour
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
(crime of) high treason; (crime of) treason
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
commuting to school or work by bicycle
shifting gears; changing gears
to shake off; to throw off
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
opening hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
brimming with youthful enthusiasm; in high spirits; raring to go; overflowing with youthful energy; acting all cute and charged up
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)
Matsuda Yūsaku (1949.9.21-1989.11.6)
poisonous; toxic; addictiveness
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
polite Japanese as used by young part-time employees in restaurants, etc.