favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
prime of one's working life
playful age; heyday of youth
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
having a child from a former relationship (when remarrying); bringing along one's child; being accompanied by one's child
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy; glucose tablet
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
Olympic Games; Olympics; Olympic rings
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
on the occasion of; at the time of
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
dispute; argument; contention
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)