bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
Shōki the Plague-Queller; Zhong Kui (traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil beings); vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings, and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons; Shoki (WWII fighter aircraft)
modan'yaki (okonomiyaki topped with yaki-soba and fried together)
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
unfashionable; unstylish; uncool; unrefined
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
great treasure; Taihō era (701.3.21-704.5.10); Daihō era; great treasure (used to refer to bodhisattvas, esoteric teachings, etc.); homa-mandala (fire altar)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
arrogant; haughty; insolent
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
standing firm; holding out
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
fuel consumption; gas mileage
to lean on; to rest against
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to be lacking in options; to be too few
fair exchange; equivalent exchange; exchange of equal value
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
overdose; excessive consumption
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
collapse; collapsing; death; bad debt