main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
distant look; faraway look
thinking back now; looking back
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
in public; in company; in the presence of others
big leakage; uncontained leak
(conductor's) baton; stick; perforated baton; bâton de commandement; bâton percé
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
trip; excursion; (drug) trip; entering another world (in fantasy fiction); tripcode (hash code of a password, used for signing posts anonymously on imageboards)
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
down jacket; quilted down coat
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
trip abroad; overseas travel
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
"lucky" underwear (esp. panties), set aside for special dates
dear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgic
newly compiled; newly edited; newly elected; newly returned
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to understand from experience
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)