free (of charge); gratuitous
item; commodity; list of articles
society; company; the public; the world
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
offence; offense; hindrance
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
containing more onions or leeks than usual (of gyudon, etc.)
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
twice cooked pork (Szechuan dish)
multinational; transnational
food made from flour (esp. dishes like okonomiyaki and takoyaki)
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
to feel hungry; to get hungry
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
good match for an opponent; worthy (e.g. rival)
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two
Italian food; Italian cooking
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
noted product; local specialty
back fat; fatty upper part of roast pork
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop