to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
welcome; (warm) reception
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
quantity over quality; quantity before quality
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
invitation; introduction; temptation
clearing one's throat; cough
oyakodon; bowl of rice topped with chicken and egg (or other parent-child ingredient pairing); threesome including a parent and child
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
to concern; to be related
important documents; important papers
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
alteration; falsification; faking
danger; peril; hazard; risk
enterprise; business; company; corporation
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)