trivial; not amounting to much
offering oneself (for); volunteering (to do); coming forward; going ahead of others
for today; for the time being
increase in production; production increase
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
rapid completion; intensive training
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
electric hot plate; hotplate; electric griddle
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
three women make a market; many women, many words; (lit.) three women gathering creates a racket
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
cosmetics; beauty products; toiletries; makeup
entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy