poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
full-course dinner; multicourse meal; full (educational) course
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
modesty; humility; being humble
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
Japanese Black (breed of cattle)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
wealth, prosperity, and arrogant splendor (splendour); (living sumptuously) intoxicated by wealth and power; luxury
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
regional cuisine; local cuisine
demi-glace (type of brown sauce)
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
hashed beef in sauce over rice
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
neutralization; neutralisation; neutralization (e.g. of a poison); counteraction
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best