area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu)
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
even if nothing else; more than anything else
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
topic of discussion; agenda
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
though; even if; whether ... or ...
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
different opinion; objection
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
invitation; introduction; temptation
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate