strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
here and there; in places
carbonization; carbonisation
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
blending of Japanese and Western styles
appearing as if something doesn't exist; casual; offhand
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
very likely; very probable
preheat (oven, etc.); warm up (engine, etc.)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
failure; mistake; blunder
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
flour; meal; powder; dust
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money