gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to turn out just as one wished; to play into the hands (of)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
pronunciation; production of sound
in good health; alive and well; going strong
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
broth made of fish and vegetables
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to stop walking; to pause
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
joint; seam; joining point
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
door; gate; opening; title page
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
unfairness; injustice; partiality
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed