literal translation; direct translation
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
probe each other; sound each other out
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
item; article; dish; course; finest item
(apportioning) in small amounts
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
item; commodity; list of articles
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
dishes based on spring onions and tuna
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
chicken and scallion skewer
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
insatiable; untiring; persistent
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to spend a night together
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime