cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
The Love Suicides at Sonezaki (play by Chikamatsu)
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
frankly; honestly speaking; speaking one's mind and holding nothing back; really; extremely
sales clerk (in a merchant house, ranking between the head clerk and an apprentice); shopman; shop assistant
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
heating; application of heat
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
Ghanzi (Botswana); Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi)
progress; advance; improvement; development
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
duck hot pot (with cabbage, spring onions, tofu, etc.)
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
chicken or fish meatloaf made with egg
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
The Woman-Killer (bunraku play by Chikamatsu Monzaemon); The Woman-Killer and the Hell of Oil