hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
contrary to one's expectations
bullying; teasing; chivying
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
pottery; earthenware; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
Japanese sea bass (Lateolabrax japonicus)
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
as usual; as is one's habit
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
very timid; very nervous; faint-hearted
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
greedy; ruthless; cruel; exploitative
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
standing firm; holding out
motive power; driving force
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
trembling from fear; trembling all over
maudlin drinker; person who is prone to crying when drunk
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
loading; charging; filling