gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
wrong; different; not like that
makizushi; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
society; the world; the times
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
clear; precise; definite; distinct
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
battlefield; battleground
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person; cat's-paw
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
pride in one's strength or skill
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score