cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
greeting; a fine thing to say
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
udon served in a pot with broth
scalloped (noodles); boiled noodles served in a pot with broth
French; French food; French cuisine
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
restaurant with only set meals
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
gas cartridge stove; portable stove; camp stove
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
(inner) bottom of a pot; lingering recession
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
edible chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria); crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum