cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
cooking; food preparation
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to move forward; to move on
foreign enemy; outside invader
way one walks; one's walk
again; once more; a second time
Japan's best; number one in Japan
decision; determination; resolution
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
wearing one's hair in braids
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
honorific affix; honorific prefix
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
transfer to a different hospital; hospital transfer
have to do; must; should; ought to
rating; classification; allocation; grading
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
recovery; rescue; recapture
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly