severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
whole cake; cake sold whole (as opposed to in individual slices)
family-oriented; familial
probe each other; sound each other out
to perceive; to understand
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
vulnerability; weakness; fragility
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
side table; bedside table
to become calm; to die down
to tear up and throw away
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to bail out (water); to scoop out
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to remove; to move out of the way
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
that's a different matter; that's a different story
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
headlock (wrestling move)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
Kentucky Fried Chicken; KFC