effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
again (and again); once again; yet again
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
here and there; in places
blending of Japanese and Western styles
construction; architecture (of buildings)
form; method; system; formula
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
product; produce; result; fruit
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
taste; palate; sense of taste
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
writing on someone's behalf
shaved head; person with a shaved head; skinhead; shaved-headed member of a subculture often associated with Neo-nazism
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand