childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
qualifications of candidacy for an examination
gradually; slowly but steadily
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
one more time; once more; once again
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
courage; ardour; high spirits
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
devoted; self-sacrificing
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
back street; back alley; off-street
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval