arrogant; haughty; insolent
chit; slip; ticket; voucher
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
largest company; industry leader
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
running out of things to talk about; running out of ideas
participants; participating athletes
with a clap-clap (e.g. of wooden clappers); (touching) lightly and repeatedly; (something small hopping) repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
currently accepting (applications, etc.)
one after another; in rapid succession; without reservation; without hesitation; tramping; stomping
this place; where one comes from; here
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
boiling in an iron pot; boiling to death (punishment during the Warring States period)
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
for connoisseurs; preferred by experts
tonkotsu ramen; pork bone broth ramen
omega (last letter of the Greek alphabet); end; conclusion; angular velocity
false bottom; fake bottom; raised bottom; exaggeration; overstatement
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to call in; to invite; to bring in
set of three; three sets; three classes
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
killing two birds with one stone
rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage