nikujaga; meat and potato stew
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
fish salted and dried overnight
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
person of common sense; common sense man
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
producer (film, TV, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
the reason is ...; it is because ...
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
being good-for-nothing; useless person
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext