satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
genius; prodigy; natural gift
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to spend time (on doing something)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
perfect; complete; flawless
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to wrap up; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
failure; mistake; blunder
to rule; to govern; to administer
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
one thin flat object; one sheet
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
dizzyingly; to feel dizzy
main; principal; chief; primary; major
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)