brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
complete financial statement; summing up; concluding
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
derailment; digression; deviation
to put one's heart (into); to apply oneself (to); to devote oneself (to); to take an interest (in)
kabayaki; loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
to be annoyed; to be inconvenienced
instigator; originator; initiator; torch bearer; incendiary; agitator
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
day after day; day by day
announcement of one's retirement
latest work (e.g. book, film); newest work; most recent work
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
oyakodon; bowl of rice topped with chicken and egg (or other parent-child ingredient pairing); threesome including a parent and child
plateau; tableland; eminence
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
hot topic; talk of the town
planned; scheduled; systematic
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
food and drink; eating and drinking
bazaar; bazar; special sale (at a department store)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; tree tumbo (Welwitschia mirabilis)
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
close escort; close protection
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
program (e.g. TV); programme
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri