shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki; waterfall resembling a white sheet
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
electricity; (electric) light
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
pot of chicken or seafood, and vegetables in a dashi broth, usu. cooked at the table (traditionally a winter meal); seafood and vegetable stew or chowder
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
superstition; superstitious belief
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
village; hamlet; countryside; country
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
insolent fellow; rude fellow
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to drink up; to drain (cup)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
criticism; critique; review; commentary
food and clothing; livelihood; living; to feed and clothe