to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
presence; sitting with; being with
to make advances (to); to woo; to work on someone
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
national holiday; public holiday
ideal weather for an outing
weather forecast; weather report
former name for makushita division
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to perceive; to understand
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
two colours; two varieties; two types
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
directions; instructions; orders; command
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
chamfering; beveling; bevelling; rounding the edges (of a vegetable); trimming the corners
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
at a loss for words; stumped for words
critic; reviewer; commentator
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
difficult to eat; unpalatable
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply