superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
baseball player; ballplayer
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
gathering to remember a deceased person; memorial gathering; farewell party; goodbye party; send-off party
victory celebration party; victory banquet
stubborn; obstinate; self-willed; headstrong
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
to need; to call for; to require
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
somehow; for some reason or other
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
ingredient; component; composition
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
Italian; Italian food; Italian cuisine
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
nasi goreng; Indonesian fried rice
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
pineapple (Ananas comosus)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating