with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
bowl of rice with food on top
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
free (of charge); gratuitous
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to show; to bare (the teeth)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
this (very thing); this precisely
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
wise saying; famous saying
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
really; truly; indeed; good grief
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
muteness; speech impairment
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)