single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
light (flavor); lightly seasoned; light soy sauce; thin (porcelain, ceramic, etc.); thinly made
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
shishamo smelt (Spirinchus lanceolatus)
portable earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
personal affair; one's own affair
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
as hoped for; as expected
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
easternmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
approaching the enemy; (coming into) contact with the enemy; engaging the enemy
inspection; examination; check; checkpoint; screening; inspection (esp. by police or security)
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
departure from a country; leaving a country
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
remaining quantity; residual quantity
going somewhere warmer for the winter; wintering