to smirk; to grin broadly
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
plump; with a thud; heavily
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
snugly; cosily; compactly
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
eating quickly; speed-eating
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
and yet; despite (all) that
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
currently accepting (applications, etc.)
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
six nines (i.e. 99.9999%); sixty-nine (sexual position); soixante-neuf; 69
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
generously; liberally; magnanimously