soy sauce flavoured with grated wasabi (used for sashimi, etc.)
beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
inland districts; inland areas
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
genuine; authentic; true; real
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
pessimism; disappointment
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
breeding; raising; rearing
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
measurement error; calculation error
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into