strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
way of speaking; intimation
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
contrivance; bit of fiddling; little ingenuity; bit more (e.g. food)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
hometown; rural township (of China)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
war; battle; match; game; competition
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
something; some kind of; for some reason
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)