mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
keeping things tidy and in order
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
interior design; interior; upholstery
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
food and drink; eating and drinking
in unison; as one; united
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
four-character compound word (usu. idiomatic)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to smoke; to smoulder; to smolder; to sputter
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up
fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener
Okinawan dish of pig ears
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
foolishness; fool; moha (ignorance, folly)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun); soup dumpling