tofu; bean curd; beancurd
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
mixture of ingredients (originally five); mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); gomoku (game); five in a row
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
to have a meal; to take a meal
bad deed which ultimately results in the creation of a good Buddhist; older person conducting a funeral service for a younger relative, in particular, a parent for a child
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
very loose; slowly; leisurely
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
president (of a society); chairman
it seems so; that's what it looks like
oil paints; oil colors (colours); oils
maker; manufacturer; producer; producer (of a film, play, etc.)
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
corporation; corporate body; company; legal entity; legal person; juridical person
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
nature of one's business; business instinct
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize