to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
offender; criminal; culprit
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to look displeased; (lit.) to flare one's nostrils
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to ask for too much; to expect too much
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
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