the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one; it takes a thief to catch a thief
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
encampment; position; side; end; goal area
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
optimization; optimisation
this and that; one thing or another
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
French; French food; French cuisine
chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
to cook (esp. grains such as rice, by boiling); to finish cooking
king; monarch; ruler; champion
personality; style; appearance
sovereign; emperor; monarch
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
(Japanese person) obsessing over foreign cultures (esp. Western) to the point of considering them superior; wannabe foreigner; wannabe Westerner
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
soup stock made from kombu
technical skill; ability; capacity
to conjecture; to comprehend; to surmise; to understand; to estimate
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
tai chazuke; sea bream and tea over rice
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics