to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
cheap everyday food that most people enjoy (e.g. ramen, curry); eating cheap delicious food; person who seeks out cheap delicious food
menu; schedule; program; menu
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
meat sauce; Bolognese sauce
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
Japanese word constructed of elements from one or more English terms; pseudo-English word or phrase coined in Japan; wasei eigo
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
popular name; common name; given name
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
(sense of) taste; counter for kinds of food, drink or medicine
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
on the occasion of; at the time of
boneless rib (esp. of pork or beef); boned rib
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
fat; tallow; lard; grease