repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
heedless of danger; braving dangers
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
bitter melon stir-fried with pork, tofu and other vegetables
bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd
all countries; the whole world; universal; all nations
all people; the whole nation
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
peeler (kitchen utensil); barker
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
impulsive and straightforward; guileless
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
to become completely chilled
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
tortoise shell bondage; turtle shell bondage
to change completely; to change suddenly
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor