pride; boast; credit (to)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
shaved head; person with a shaved head; skinhead; shaved-headed member of a subculture often associated with Neo-nazism
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying
headquarters; head office; main office
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
since one was born; (in) all one's life
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
lunchbox made with loving care by one's wife
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
with these words; while saying
son of a bitch; piece of shit
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
subtracting points; points deducted
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
duty; obligation; responsibility