dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
store interior; inside of a shop
silence; stillness; quietness
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
business; trade; operations; sales
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
the last moment; the very end
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
schedule; program; programme; agenda
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
decisive battle of brief duration
dependent on luck; matter of luck
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct