tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
soup or stew over which a beaten egg is poured before serving; egg-bound soup
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
vegetables high in beta-carotene
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
simplification; simplifying
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
section; cross section; profile
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
sweetness and saltiness; salted and sweetened taste
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc.
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
came here; coming here; recently