entry (in an event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (on a blog, in a database, etc.); post
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
castle town; fortified town
this place; where one comes from; here
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
bowl of rice with food on top
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
impact of publicity or propaganda
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person
owner (esp. of a business)
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
natto (fermented soybeans)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to say no more; to sink into silence
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
sticky note; tag; slip; label; Post-it note
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
practice, practice, practice; (only) practice makes perfect
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
technical; technological; practical
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
demi-glace (type of brown sauce)
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
Chinese dish with fried egg and crab
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
heating power; thermal power; firepower