to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
determination; conviction
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
irony; rhetorical question
white vegetables or fish simmered without soy sauce
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
secret menu; secret menu item
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
resignation; acceptance; consolation
faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement
finished product; finished goods; completed article
thin strips of raw fish and squid
full (of a container, vessel, etc.); filled to the brim; packed; filled (with people); full
man-god; person enshrined as a god
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
to pause; to have a short intermission
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting); rearranging stones (to simplify counting)
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base; taking a place; securing a position