aim; goal; prospect; outlook
magazine; journal; periodical
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
saltpan; field for drying salt
stag seaweed (Codium fragile); green sea fingers; dead man's fingers; felty fingers; forked felt-alga; sponge seaweed
black pepper (Piper nigrum)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
shabu-shabu; hot pot dish where thinly sliced meat is boiled quickly and then dipped in sauce
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
program (e.g. TV); programme
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
forming; shaping; casting; molding; adult form
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
right behind; just behind; directly behind
to overflow from something full
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
destination; place one stays during a trip
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to do someone in; to bump someone off
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry