to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
a little bit; a little while
to be expensive; to be costly
still (continuing); as ever; further
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
to be softened; to calm down
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
firm promise; definite promise
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
(essential) utilities; lifeline
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
disaster response; measures to deal with natural disasters; disaster control; disaster recovery