many; numerous; various; large number of
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to need; to demand; to take; to require
soy sauce ramen; soy ramen; ramen in clear brown broth flavored with soy sauce
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
chicken broth; chicken soup
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
bento; Japanese box lunch
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
(something) like that; that sort of; resembling; seemingly authentic; genuine-looking; realistic
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
fast-talking; rapid talking
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)