log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
fried potato; French fries; chips
narrowing of visual field; narrow-mindedness; lack of vision
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
cooking; food preparation
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to boil (cook); voile (type of fabric)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to grumble; to make difficulties
tort; illegal act; illegal activity; offence; offense
south entrance; south exit
city bus service; municipal bus service
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
brown envelope; manila envelope
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
that is to say; so that means
to be greedy; to devour greedily
cash bonus; reward; bounty
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
hiding one's embarrassment
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused