soba and rice cooked together along with meat, vegetables, etc. on a metal plate
green flash (optical phenomenon occurring shortly after sunset or before sunrise)
cheese on toast; toasted cheese
theatre; theater; playhouse
hashtag (e.g. on Twitter)
fourth day of the month; four days
(being) over capacity; overloading; overbooking
mumblingly; grumblingly; tardily; slowly
to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
living in a group; communal living; community life
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
take-out; take-away; carry-out
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
clearing one's throat; cough
like a part of the family
face with no make-up; sobriety
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
draw; tie; quits; even; square
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
(husband and wife) both working; dual income