gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
extra-large portion; extra-sized serving
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
Akita prefecture (Tōhoku area)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
rest; break; recess; intermission
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
world-class; (of) high global reputation
should; must; -able; probably; likely
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
job; work; duties; trade; skill
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
help; assistance; service
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront