to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
lid resting directly on food; wooden drop-lid for simmering
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
chopping (vegetables) into chunks
to remove the scum (from a broth or liquid); to skim (a liquid)
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
like this; this sort; this way
continuing one's education into high school
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to peel; to skin; to pare
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
with a rattling sound; with a (gentle) clinking sound; rapping (on a door); (cooking) at a simmer; (boiling) gently; (bubbling) lightly
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to walk heavily and clumsily; to lumber
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
log; log; logarithm; log (tree trunk or branch); logbook (of a ship or aircraft); log (device for measuring the speed of a ship)
one's destination; place where someone is going; source (of an object); origin; branch office
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
kalbi; Korean-style marinated barbecued ribs
skirt steak; meat cut from the diaphragm; belly meat (e.g. salmon); peritoneal meat (e.g. chicken)
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
time limit; time restriction
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth