to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
some people; a few people; several people
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
sanity; consciousness; soberness
honor; honour; credit; prestige
tangible and intangible; material and spiritual
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
particularly; only; in the case of
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the top (e.g. top ten); the best
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
Extinct (conservation status); EX
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
breadwinner; biggest earner
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
medicinal cooking (based on traditional Chinese medicine)
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
how many months?; how long?
league; federation; union; alliance
participating store; participating merchant; franchise store
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
can't help; won't make much difference
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal