pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
wall with exposed timber pillars
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
instant; moment; for an instant
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
family; members of a family
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
putting life into; animating; cheering up
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
that is to say; so that means
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
skirt steak; meat cut from the diaphragm; belly meat (e.g. salmon); peritoneal meat (e.g. chicken)
kalbi; Korean-style marinated barbecued ribs
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)