surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to part left and right; to open out
idea commonly accepted by society; socially accepted idea
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
first dream of the New year (believed to foretell one's luck); (arch.) dream on the night of setsubun
devaluation (e.g. of currency); markdown; write-down; undercutting
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
best is Fuji, second is a hawk, third is an eggplant (of auspicious things to see in a dream, esp. one's first dream of the year)
unexpected meeting; coincidence
sharing a common destiny; sitting in the same boat
with a screech; with a squeak; with a squeal
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
amount; quantity; measuring; weighing
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
growing child's hearty appetite
bowl (of rice); pair (of chopsticks)
to eat up (in no time); to gobble up; to make short work of; to put away
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
great person; eminent figure
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud