to stand by; to be on standby
appearance or style of a house
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
complete set; all; everything
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
all present; all concerned; all of us
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
two-top (soccer formation); formation with two forwards at the front line
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
sukiyaki stock; stock mixed with soy sauce, mirin and sugar (used to flavor sukiyaki)
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
party (esp. for children or the elderly); funfest
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded