metal sake jug; sake warmer
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
respect and affection; love and respect
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
overconfident; presumptuous
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
building company; construction company; architectural firm
chit; slip; ticket; voucher
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
18th day of the month; 18 days
competitive bidding (esp. for government contracts)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
visiting professor; guest professor
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
wounded person; injured person
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
hard worker; hardworking person
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
stepwise; one step at a time
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move