to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
dull sound; muffled sound
metallic sound; metallic clank
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
reputation; respectability
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
carnivorous female; predatory woman; aggressive woman who takes the initiative in relationships with men
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)