alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
fourth day of the month; four days
negotiations; discussions; connection
last week; the week before
Greenery Day (national holiday; May 4)
okara; soy pulp; tofu dregs; edible pulp separated from soybean milk in the production of tofu
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
the heat of food just after cooking
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
cold storage; refrigeration
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
after a long time; for the first time in a while
training range; training grounds; training area