sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
seasoning; flavour; flavor
way of eating; how to eat
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
I Doubt It (card game); Cheat; Bullshit; I doubt that; no way; you're fibbing
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
the West; the Occident; Western countries
to mix; to stir; to blend
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
Hiroshima prefecture (Chūgoku area)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
how can (one) do something
probability; likelihood; chances
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away