shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
clanging; empty; deserted
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
ventriloquism; throwing one's voice
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
drive wheel; driving wheel
running away; escaping on foot
to be hot on a person's heels
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to withstand; to be able to endure
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
operation; functioning; running
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
setting a place; setting the table
seafood and vegetables cooked sukiyaki style and served with udon
gas cartridge stove; portable stove; camp stove
family-oriented; familial
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
ex post facto report; report after the event
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake
scallion; green onion; spring onion
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)