when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)
in history; ever; historical
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
stone oven; masonry oven; brick oven
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
falling apart while cooking
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "iru"
the "sa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (sa, shi, su, se, so)
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
source of protein; protein source
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
scattered; separated; dispersed
surrounding at a distance
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
to close down a business; to shut a business
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
government office; agency; board
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out