capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
number of times; frequency; count
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
very important person; super star; super big shot
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
without cause; without reason
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
the way back; the way home; return trip
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
broth made of fish and vegetables