dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
(plain) hot water; boiled water
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
script; screenplay; scenario
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
must not; should not; do not
strongish; somewhat strong
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
bathing powder; bathwater additive; bath salt
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
to beat time; to mark time
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
like that; that way; thus
drama; play; powerful drug
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
to fight against; to oppose; to face
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor