(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
in terms of; from the point of view of
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
clientele; customer stratum
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound