tamago kake gohan; raw egg mixed with white rice, often seasoned with soy sauce
rice topped with raw egg (often seasoned with soy sauce)
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
minority group (party); minority
bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
breakthrough; great discovery
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
box (built-in) for containing shutters; shutter case; door pocket
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
being good-for-nothing; useless person
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
dark-red pigment; rouge; dark red; deep red; cochineal
softish; relatively soft; somewhat soft; on the soft side
leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
bathing (in cold water); showering; swimming
unconcerned (about); unbothered; unworried; easy; simple
considerably; greatly; a lot
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
simple is best; less is more
crayfish (esp. the Japanese crayfish or red swamp crayfish); crawfish
I couldn't care less; not caring less
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
number; number plate; license plate
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...