exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
Chinese-style stir-fried vegetable noodle soup
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
stir-frying; stir-fry; stir-fried food
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to recall; to remember; to recollect
bathtub (esp. wooden and bucket-shaped); small bucket used while bathing
door (of a furnace, stove, etc.); fuel hole
gas burner; blowtorch; Bunsen burner
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
term of validity; expiration date (of medicine, credit card, etc.)
how long; how far; how much