in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
in comparison to; rather than
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
everything; anything; nothing
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
general public; the masses
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
great difference; major mistake
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
fat under-belly of tuna (considered high-quality)
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
recollection; reminiscence
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)