juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
round; spherical; circular
full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
that field; the authorities (esp. the police); the yakuza; organized crime circles
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
one's view of life; attitude toward life; outlook
garden (esp. with trees); park
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood; to turn red
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
head start; initiative; preemption
getting points (e.g. in games, shopping)
ratio; proportion; percentage
to be hesitant; to feel timid
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
Japanese apricot and shiso
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
powdered cheese; cheese powder
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
intangible cultural heritage
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi