main cause; primary factor
to incur someone's enmity
using as an intermediary; through
friction; discord; strife
in a day; in a brief space of time
to be impressed; to greatly admire
to despise; to belittle; to look down on
side effect; adverse reaction
pulsation; pulsatory motion
extent of decrease; degree of reduction
to bear fruit; to take effect
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
in the mountains; among the mountains
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
Worcester sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
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)
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
demi-glace (type of brown sauce)
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
manly; masculine; like a man