lidded plastic container; Tupperware
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
pair; the two; both persons; both things
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
form; method; system; formula
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
pace; rate; pitch (i.e. angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); pitch (football, rugby); playing field
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
joint struggle; common (united) front
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
heavy concentration; overconcentration
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
around the world; throughout the world
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view