thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
bento; Japanese box lunch
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
being highly educated, having a high salary and being tall; (lit.) three highs; high-valued yen, high stock prices and high land prices (usu. in reference to the Bubble Era)
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
rice and curry; curry rice
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to be enraged; to flip out
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
last week; the week before
of course; certainly; naturally
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
the matter you have been talking about
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to smirk; to grin broadly
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to wring the neck; to strangle
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
personal; individual; private
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)