field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
to have a meal; to take a meal
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
order; sequence; procedure
something like ...; something called ...
reconfirmation; double check
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
to get late; to advance; to wear on
infirmity (due to old age); decrepitude; senility; senescence; superannuation
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
improvement of one's constitution; reformation
death from cold; freezing to death
hot and cold; summer and winter
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
home delivery (of food); outside catering
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on