to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
Naporitan; Napolitan; Japanese spaghetti dish made with ketchup
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
bento; Japanese box lunch
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
all; entire; whole; altogether
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
good performance; good work; great success
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
base (military, expedition, etc.)
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled