oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
passing mark (examination); passing grade
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
in order; sequential; seriatim
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
instant yakisoba in a cup
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
place where one works; construction site; working area
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
regular time; stated period
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)