soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
active people; doers; people who get things done
conveying (an intention, meaning, etc.); communicating; (verbal) message; word (from someone); tradition; folklore
a little bit; a little while
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
thousands; several thousand
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
Japanese jack mackerel; Japanese horse mackerel (Trachurus japonicus)
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
none of your business; not your concern
breakdown of negotiations
breathing of a sleeping person
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
cherry (fruit; esp. of the sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
salt; salt content; amount of salt; salinity
pulmonary lobe; lobe of the lung
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
baseball ground; baseball field; baseball stadium; ballpark
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
official certification; official approval; certification examination; licensing examination; hypothesis testing
one grade; first-class; primary
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer