to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
with a click; with a snap
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
cooking; food preparation
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
high grade; special grade; classy
during a telephone call; busy line
in unison; as one; united
beyond one's means or position
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)