shellfish cooked in its own shell (esp. turban shell); food cooked in a crockpot
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
extremely dangerous; full of peril
power balance; balance of power
be (that) as it may; having said that
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
you can't control what people say; you can't stop rumours (rumors)
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
honesty does not pay; life is unfair
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
visit (from someone); call
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
to gain fame; to make one's name
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
long ago; previous; of a former age
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
rice cake wrapped in bamboo leaves
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce