chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
(university) admission category for recommended candidates
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
several years; a few years
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to take; to catch; to capture
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
personal affair; one's own affair
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
very; greatly; exceedingly
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
as usual; as is one's habit
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
ten (long cylindrical things)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)