cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
battlefield; battleground
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
how far; to what extent; up to what point
control; management (e.g. of a business)
going to and fro; back and forth
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
proposal; offer; request; application
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
Japanese Black (breed of cattle)
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat; heartwood
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
go on!; right!; here goes!
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve