instead; but (on the other hand)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
Cancer (constellation); the Crab
crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); crawfish
scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
club activities; extracurricular activities
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
personal feelings; self-interest
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
grated daikon; daikon grater
one by one; one each; one at a time
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
directions; instructions; orders; command
Szechuan dish of noodles covered with a sauce of sesame paste and chili oil
additional printing (esp. of books, etc.); additional run
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
correlation diagram; correlation chart
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
sympathy; compassion; pity
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries); (arch.) noh; (arch.) fooling around
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
support; backing; aid; assistance
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
conditionally; with conditions attached
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful