food made from flour (esp. dishes like okonomiyaki and takoyaki)
to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to
what's that?; what the...
to make laugh; to set to laughing
a pair (of shoes or socks)
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
baking soda; sodium bicarbonate
(Chinese-style) almond jelly; dessert of powdered and jellied apricot kernels with fruit
operating expenses; budget
to become bright; to become clear
one's native country; land of one's birth
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
special offers available for a limited time of the day; limited-time sale
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
cutting in line; queue jumping
such a thing; something like that
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
six; sixth (interval, chord)
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out