to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
future (usually near); prospects
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
leaf bud; bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
new menu item; new dish on a menu
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
genuine article; real thing; real deal
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate