being good at cooking; good cook
pink fish floss; fish that has been finely shredded, seasoned and colored pink
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
reality; actuality; hard fact
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
decoration; ornamental item; decompensated congestive heart failure
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to turn against; to become an enemy
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
even though; despite; when
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post