to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to push aside; to brush aside
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
condition; state (of health); appearance
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
one example of (when there are more examples)
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
living thing; living creature; animal; life
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
amount; quantity; measuring; weighing
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments