to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
chopping board; cutting board
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
partition board; plank used as a partition; board used in a ship to prevent the cargo from moving around
contrived; false-sounding
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
dead person; deceased person
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
death from disease; death from illness
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to be talked about behind one's back
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
generation; lifetime; age
to rebuild; to reconstruct
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...