time (three times, each time, etc.); times
limited time; limited-time offer
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
showcase; display case; vitrine
Hachette; Hachette (publisher)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
tingling; stinging; pungently
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
sanity; consciousness; soberness
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
Japanese (people, language, style)
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
first meeting; first interview with
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon