original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
oregano (Origanum vulgare)
garlic (edible plant, Allium sativum)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
lack of uniformity; unevenness; inequality; heterogeneous; nonuniform
to mix; to stir; to blend
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
tamago kake gohan; raw egg mixed with white rice, often seasoned with soy sauce
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
violent explosion; bursting
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
acceleration; speeding up
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
fieldwork; on-the-job training; hands-on training
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything