power balance; balance of power
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
is never the case; has never happened
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
rate; late; rating; ranking
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to be discouraged; to shrink from
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
family-oriented; familial
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
evening; last night; yesterday evening
preserved food boiled in soy
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect