pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
long-awaited; much-awaited
silver-stripe round herring (Spratelloides gracilis)
these guys; these fellows
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
satsuma-age; deep-fried ball of fish paste
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
beginning; outset; first; onset
to think too much; to be over-concerned
digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
baseless; groundless; unfounded; without evidence
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
place; situation; position; location
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
expected value; expectation value; expectation
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
so; like this; in this way
unanticipated; unexpected
boiled fish-paste products
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance