criticism; critique; review; commentary
food and clothing; livelihood; living; to feed and clothe
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
regulation; adjustment; control
unsophisticated palate; inability to discern good and bad flavours
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
to do together; to share; to participate in
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
advertisement hanging in a train
rights to usage of one's likeness
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
karoshi; death from overwork
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
that's true; of course; obviously
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
amount of sugar; sugar content
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
weekly pictorial magazine
advertising poster hanging over the centre aisle of a train, bus, etc.
one's heart rate; pulse rate
abusive language; violent language; wild words
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
inheritance; something given or received
self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory