anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
way of eating; how to eat
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat; heartwood
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to mix; to stir; to blend
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
prospects of victory; chances of success
one end; an end; part; fragment
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
kalbi; Korean-style marinated barbecued ribs
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
both sides; two sides; double-sided
a morning drink (of sake)
area around the Hachikō statue at Shibuya Station in Tokyo (popular meeting point)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
to flare up; to fly into a rage
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)