potato chips; potato crisps
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
to get tired of eating; to have enough of (a food)
foreign; abroad; overseas
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
bashful; shameful; ashamed
bipartite; in two parts; double
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with; to attend; to take part in
tomorrow will take care of itself; let the morn come and the meat with it; (lit.) tomorrow, the winds of tomorrow will blow
root crops; root vegetables
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
(for the taste of something) to become apparent; (for someone's character) to come out
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to twine (fibers to make rope); to twist
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
reading but not responding to a text message (in a chat application); leaving (someone) on read
delay; putting off; procrastination
also known as; also called
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
tank destroyer; self-propelled anti-tank gun
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator