armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
release (of a film, product, etc.); publication; release; liberation; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)
indirection; indirectness
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to encamp; to take up positions
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the customer never has an empty bowl
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
young bird; fledgling; chick; (young) chicken
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
sweetness and saltiness; salted and sweetened taste
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
fried chicken (esp. American-style)
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
brushing; blushing (blotchiness or milkiness in paint applied to a surface)