to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
heir; inheritor; successor
selection; choice; option
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
person who has rendered distinguished service
adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
Marine Day (national holiday; 3rd Monday of July)
dining; dining room; meal
cannonball; shot (in the shot put)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
total energy; all efforts
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
homemade bento containing food decorated to look like cute characters (from anime, etc.)
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually