enterprise; business; company; corporation
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
moderate; proper; just right
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
tonkatsu sauce; sauce made from ketchup, Worcester, soy, mirin, mustard, etc.
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to be full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); to be rich; to be robust (in flavor); to be full-flavored
confiture; confection; jam
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp