at any cost; at any price; at any expense
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
next; secondly; subsequently
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
programme; program; plans; arrangements
as planned; according to plan
small profits and quick returns
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
cooking; food preparation
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
strength; power; proficiency; the strength of ... people; the strength of ... men
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
set meal; special (of the day)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
green laver (Enteromorpha); green dried seaweed; nori
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise