open fire (in cooking); open flame; direct heat
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
bento; Japanese box lunch
Japanese cooking; Japanese cuisine
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF
long-established; old-established; traditional
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member