to understand the essence; to catch the main points
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
to feel hungry; to get hungry
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
carving; engraving; chiselled features
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
useless; vain; aimless; idle
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
don't you think?; indicates question
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to relate at great length; to dwell eloquently (on)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre