brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
to like; to love; to be fond of
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
taste; palate; sense of taste
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
now that you say that; now that you mention it
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to speak; to say; to vocalize
just past noon; afternoon
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty