declaration; proclamation; announcement
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
man; male; masculine gender
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
Japanese person; Japanese people
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
seasoning; flavour; flavor
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst