bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
27th day of the month; 27 days
(in the process of) connecting
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "eru"
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
healthy; sound; wholesome
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
within; inside of; less than
great difference; major mistake
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
deadly serious; deadly earnest
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to attract someone with food
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest