signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
outside of; not covered by
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
inscrutable; incomprehensible
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
dozens; scores of; decades
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
to put into the mouth; to eat
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
riskiness; (level of) danger
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
rest; break; recess; intermission
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
preparation; arrangements
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
freshly-ground (e.g. coffee, pepper); fresh ground
pull-top; pop-top; pop top; pull tab