office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
bagna càuda; dip made from garlic, anchovies, olive oil, etc.
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
Vienna sausage cut in the shape of an octopus
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
avocado (Persea americana)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
scenery; scene; landscape
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes