the West; the Occident; Western countries
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
covered with; stained; smeared
calamity; misfortune; disaster
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
gas cartridge stove; portable stove; camp stove
to be boiled; to be cooked
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
person who pushily takes charge when cooking a hot pot at the table; (lit.) hotpot boss
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
taking food directly from a communal dish with one's own chopsticks
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
to throw into; to toss into
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)