prime contract work; prime contractor
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
to be on the right track; to be close enough
fierce fight; close contest
(electric) circuit; racing circuit
coastal; seaside; oceanfront; maritime
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
department (or school) of technology, engineering or science
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
getting on and off; embarking and disembarking
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
to appear all together; to be all present
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
safety confirmation; confirming (something) is safe
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
karoshi; death from overwork
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
body; body blow (in boxing)
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony