to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
chicken katsu; chicken cutlet
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to become possible; to become able to (do)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
man; male; masculine gender
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
lover; boyfriend; girlfriend; soul mate
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively