meat or fish or vegetables preserved in miso
breadcrumbs; panko; bread flour
match (to light fire with)
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
dish dressed with sesame sauce
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
time-out; timeout; timeout
making one's best exertions
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
going the whole distance; pitching a whole game
four balls; base on balls; a walk
the dark side; the seamy side
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
daredevil; foolhardy warrior; hotspur
delay; putting off; procrastination
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
father and mother; parents
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
to become attached; to begin to love
to feel depressed; to be down
to press a question; to cross-examine