crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
intellectual crime; white-collar crime; intellectual criminal; smart criminal
essence; true nature; substance; reality
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
battlefield; battleground
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
garden eel; conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster)
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
frying or baking something thick (e.g. thick omelette)
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
pickled vegetables; pickles
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
thermos bottle; vacuum flask
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
Zen monk's early morning meal; refreshment; cakes; simple Chinese food; dim sum
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted basket or box (e.g. of chocolates)
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)