hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
place of assemblage for the bold and ambitious
very loud volume; megavolume
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
real estate agent; realtor
military personnel; soldier
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
convenience store lunch box
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
lunchbox made with loving care by one's wife
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
rolling (something); knocking down; fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line; repeatedly buying and selling
food boiled in sugar syrup
to thrust before; to thrust at
thoughtful; deep-thinking
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
successfully; nicely; (yummy) food; yum-yum
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
having said that; be that as it may
to step forward; to take a step forward
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm