evening meal; supper; dinner
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to compose; to put together
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
research and development; R&D
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
entry; approach; penetration
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
going around; patrol; round; tour
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
you could say; you might say; verging on the
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
mobilization; mobilisation
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated