physical condition; state of health
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
mechanism; organization; organisation
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
snake; serpent; large snake
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
skirt steak; meat cut from the diaphragm; belly meat (e.g. salmon); peritoneal meat (e.g. chicken)
reed tripe; beef abomasum
animal heart (usu. grilled on skewers)
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
two at a time; two by two; in twos
three kinds; three varieties
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
salted Pacific cod entrails in spicy sauce
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice; threesome including a mother and her daughter