to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
interest (in something); enthusiasm
boarding gate (airport); aircraft door
embarkation; boarding (a ship or aircraft)
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
self-protection; self-defence
authority; power; function
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
chain; series; connection; linkage
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
being good at cooking; good cook
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
pickling in salt; food preserved in salt; holding on to (shares, land, etc.) for an extended period until its value increases; leaving unsold; leaving unused
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
drinking water; potable water
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
high rating; good reputation
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
alcohol; (alcoholic) drink; liqueur
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
more than anything; above all else
metallic sound; metallic clank