Naporitan; Napolitan; Japanese spaghetti dish made with ketchup
item; article; dish; course; finest item
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
solution; solution strategy
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
this world; this life; world of the living
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
pompom; pompon; pom-pom; pom-pon
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand