obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same; locally raised chicken
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
way of solving (a problem); solution
impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to put into the mouth; to eat
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
eating like a dog; sloppy eating; (arch.) dog fighting
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
take the opportunity to (do something else)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
garlic (edible plant, Allium sativum)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char