without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
enemy territory; hostile place
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
our country; our land; one's own country
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
modesty; humility; being humble
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
Japanese Black (breed of cattle)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
small number; few; minority
wealth, prosperity, and arrogant splendor (splendour); (living sumptuously) intoxicated by wealth and power; luxury
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
malicious; deliberately mean
regional cuisine; local cuisine
demi-glace (type of brown sauce)
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish