for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
that day; the very same day
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
preparation; arrangements
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
individual; private person; personal; natural person
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
breadcrumbs; panko; bread flour
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
to mix; to blend; to combine
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
pleasant feeling; good vibes
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
soup or stew over which a beaten egg is poured before serving; egg-bound soup
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
oyakodon; bowl of rice topped with chicken and egg (or other parent-child ingredient pairing); threesome including a parent and child
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
boarding (someone); catering; board; provided meals; cook; caterer
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
windless; calm; no-wind; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable