level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
third month of the lunar calendar; Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
single seater (e.g. boat, aeroplane, airplane)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
overall victory; championship
good prospects; full of hope; promising
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
true character; real nature
to blow off; to be blown off
please; somehow or other; one way or another
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
preserved food boiled in soy
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
nature of one's business; business instinct
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
on the occasion of; at the time of