high flame (cooking); high heat; strong heat
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
otherwise; or else; if not
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
good-looking; fair; beautiful
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
lack of knowledge; lack of understanding
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
swigging; gulping down; guzzling; quaffing
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
threat; intimidation; menace
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject