mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
bento; Japanese box lunch
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to be impressed; to greatly admire
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
salad dressed with tofu, white sesame, and white miso
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
highly nourishing (nutritious); earning top marks nutrition-wise
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression