to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
cooking; food preparation
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
flavour enhancer (e.g. monosodium glutamate); flavor enhancer
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
setting a place; setting the table
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
fish balls; fish dumplings
to be slippery; to be slimy
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
cool; cool-looking; refreshing to look at
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening