puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
fee; charge; rate; material
putting one's courage to the test
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
thickly; stickily; viscously
chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
lightly; easily; carelessly
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
simmering; (boiling) gently
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
borscht (Eastern European and Russian soup, usu. made with beets); borsch
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
deep dish; dish with a high rim; tureen
to be boiled; to be cooked
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)