nikujaga; meat and potato stew
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
low (level, value, price, etc.)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
misanthropy; misanthropist
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
in the meanwhile; during the time
cares; ill feeling; reserve
as everyone knows; needless to point out
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
to subsist; to keep on living
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius)
Kyoto-style grilled fish; fish slices pickled overnight in Kyoto-style sweet white bean paste, then grilled
yellowtail and daikon cooked with soy sauce
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!