to find out; to discover; to locate
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
to make an appearance; to show up
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
brown meat (crab); miso-like paste found inside a crab's (and arthropods in general) intestinal area; miso mixed with crab innards or scraps
simmering; (boiling) gently
to scrape off; to shave off
to mix; to stir; to blend
no!; no no!; no, not at all
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
smacking one's lips (over food)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out; gaping wide; caving in
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
tacit; unspoken; implicit
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid