chamfering; beveling; bevelling; rounding the edges (of a vegetable); trimming the corners
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; and such; and the like
safety (well-being) of one's family; peace and prosperity in the household
falling apart while cooking
soy sauce ramen; soy ramen; ramen in clear brown broth flavored with soy sauce
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence
prayer for school success
golden ratio (approx. 1.6180339887)
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
traffic safety; driving safety; road safety
pessimism; negative thinking
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to keep a house; to run a household
pork-cutlet sandwich; tonkatsu sandwich
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
marriage; marriage tie; love knot
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
different (from); not the same (as)
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
new product; new line (of products)
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
evening meal; dinner; supper
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
tingling; stinging; pungently
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason