ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
one meal; one meal (a day)
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
divide into four pieces; one fourth
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to torment; to torture; to harass
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
(turned out) all right in the end
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to rock; to shake; to swing
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to pay attention; to be watchful
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)