to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to mellow; to become softened by maturity
both hands; both arms; ten
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
udon with deep-fried tofu
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
cut; reduction; curtailment
number of persons; personnel
turnover rate (merchandise, capital)
number of votes obtained (polled)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
knot (nautical mile per hour)
the same generation; coeval
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
cooperation; coordination; link
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
coriander (Coriandrum sativum); cilantro; dhania; Chinese parsley