incident; affair; happening; event
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to be smeared; to be covered
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
greeting; a fine thing to say
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
cannot be compared with; no match for
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(mixture of) ground beef and pork
to mix; to blend; to combine
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
demi-glace (type of brown sauce)
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
grated daikon; daikon grater
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
timeline; timetable; timeline (in social media)
fourth day of the month; four days
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma