free ride (e.g. on train)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
breadcrumbs; panko; bread flour
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
Daniel; Daniele; Danielle; Daniell
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
personality; style; appearance
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)