mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
growth period (in children)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with fried onion
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
seven delicious flavors (flavours); blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.); shichimi
unceremonious party; free and easy gathering; party with no regard for formal etiquette or status
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to buy more (of something)
folding; collapsible; telescopic
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)