to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
one way or the other; either way
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
bowl of rice with food on top
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
rice and curry; curry rice
pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
cake wrapped in bamboo leaves
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
about the same; about equal to; close match
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
chicken bones; chicken carcass