nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
tamago kake gohan; raw egg mixed with white rice, often seasoned with soy sauce
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
Worcester sauce; Worcestershire sauce
study; learning; tutorial
Calpis (Japanese milk-based soft drink)
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
starting lineup; player in the starting lineup
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to win and advance to the next round
function; facility; faculty; feature
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
direct connection; direct link
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
open every day of the year
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
stubborn person; obstinate person; stubbornness; obstinacy
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
the scruff or nape of the neck
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise