ushi-oni; mythical ox-headed monster
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
moderate; proper; just right
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
keeping well (of food); keeping for a long time
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to relax; to feel at home
craving for food, a cigarette, etc.; longing to have something in one's mouth
fresh Japanese sweets (usu. containing red bean paste); fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
takeout (food); take-out; takeaway; carry-out; to-go
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
declaration; proclamation; announcement
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to be promoted to a higher rank
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?