to paint over heavily; to plaster up
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
cream stew; chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream
high tide; high water; full tide
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
common name; popular name; secular name (of a Buddhist monk)
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
counterclockwise; anti-clockwise
it's not like; it isn't as if
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
proposal; offer; request; application
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction
(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
high voltage; high pressure
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus); person who sucks up to superiors; toady
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol
the relation of master to servant; homage; master-slave relationship