dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
about this time; about now
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
reaching; attaining; arrival
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
intercept; interception; counter-attack
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
hero; bold person; daring person; great person; extraordinary person
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
something like ...; something called ...
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station