(metal) cap; clasp; mouthpiece; socket (for light, etc.)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
self-defense; self-defence
overprescription; overmedication; drug dependence
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
pick; plectrum; ice pick; pickaxe; pick (of an ice axe); pick (tool for picking a lock)
record high; all-time high
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
innumerable changes; infinite variety
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
temptress; vamp; siren; femme fatale; evil woman; she-devil
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
blending of Japanese and Western styles
mutual understanding; agreement of wills
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
love of animals; animal loving
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
free medical treatment; gratuitous treatment
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp