head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
true character; real nature
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to make (someone) angry; to anger; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to raise (one's voice) in anger; to make (one's eyes) glare
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
this world; this life; world of the living
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to buy again; to buy anew
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
bringing; taking; carrying
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
mapo (style of dish); dish featuring minced meat stir-fried and seasoned with chili bean paste (e.g. mabo nasu); mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat); mabo tofu
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from