okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
people; men and women; each person; everybody
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
bubbliness (of a carbonated drink); sound of bubbles (of a carbonated drink); fluffiness (of a cake, souffle, whipped cream)
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
marriage; marriage tie; love knot
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry