serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
unbeatable; invincible; irresistible
making a killing; making easy money; robbery; robber
to pass (of time); to elapse
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
free (of charge); gratuitous
tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
type of stew, usu. fish or vegetables in a mild broth; fish grilled unseasoned and then simmered slowly in soy and mirin broth
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
to cook (something) with rice
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
evening meal; dinner; supper
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
the place for; the time for; the level of
to take off one's glasses
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium