older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
loyal retainer; loyal subject
fate; chance; relationship; tie
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
genuine article; real thing; real deal
hooray!; cheers!; bravo!; loud (e.g. applause); enthusiastic; tumultuous
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
once over the borders one may do anything; what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas; (lit.) shame (committed while) on a journey can be scratched away
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
stability; security; equilibrium
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
with a scraping sound; with a scratching sound; with a crunching sound (while eating)
to withstand; to be able to endure
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
most recent work (e.g. book, film, etc.); latest work; latest offering
to become keen on; to get passionate about
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
and; thereupon; because of that
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
head house (family); birthplace; originator