favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
longing; great desire; aspiration
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
with a start; with a jump
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
publicly predicting the future developments of a creative work (making it difficult for the creator to use those ideas)
age thirty; one's thirties
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
good (place to leave off); convenient
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
eating like a dog; sloppy eating; (arch.) dog fighting
faith is mysterious; faith is weird; (lit.) even a pilchard's head (can be revered) through faith
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
an honest man; a good citizen
being responsible for school lunch distribution and clean-up
setting aside; leaving to one side
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
quite right; indeed; truly; well said
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
residing; living; dwelling
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
(endlessly) doting (on someone); (constantly) petting (somebody) as if they were a pet
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to
arbitrariness; self-will; whim