to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to begin to walk; to set out
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
surrounding at a distance
suspicious-looking; fishy
to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
barracuda (Sphyraena spp.)
slicing a fish along its belly
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
trying (a food) for oneself; eating (a new product, renowned dish, etc.)
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
feeling of a house or a room
extremely busy; short-handed; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
to speak ill of; to disparage
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
maintaining contact (with); keeping in contact (with); keeping in touch (with); introducing (unacquainted people); getting acquainted (with one another)
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
to borrow money; to call for loans
sampling food; tasting; trying
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
sender; consignor; remitter
speech; expression; wording; language