habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
fate; chance; relationship; tie
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
every person; each one; everybody
getting back to the subject at hand, ...; (but) to return to the main topic, ...; so much for digressions, ...
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
hardcore crowd; people who take their hobby or interest very seriously
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
strength; power; energy; military strength; army; (number of) troops
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
to be helpful; to be useful
real experience; actual observations
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
thin strips of kombu cooked in soy sauce, etc. then dried
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
good performance; good work; great success
brown colour (created by roasting or firing)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
it's not like; it isn't as if
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)