establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
sound of two hard thin objects rubbing together; crunch crunch
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
illicit sexual relationship
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
getting an advance (on one's salary)
automatic; intransitive verb
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to take off one's glasses
to break the silence; to break one's silence
something appearing from a place one wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
person who fusses over how to grill and eat the meat at a yakiniku meal; (lit.) yakiniku magistrate
(edible) greens; leafy greens; vegetables
first thing in the afternoon
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
dining; dining room; meal
desk lamp; floor lamp; standard lamp
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
normal serving; medium-sized portion
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to become possible; to become able to (do)
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to ask a question; to ask questions
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder