to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
mysterious and unconfirmed animals (e.g. chupacabra, etc.)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
unconfirmed; unidentified
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
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)
perfectly matching; totally agreeing; concurring; sticking to
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
that's true; of course; obviously
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
welcome!; nice to see you!
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
two times; twice; two degrees
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to bury; to embed; to implant
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much