a few minutes later; after a few minutes
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
coffee (hot, as opposed to iced)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
butter rice; buttered rice
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
serious; severe; grave; acute
the front; honest; upright; decent
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
recreation; diversion; relaxation
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
two dimensions; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn; two-dimensional
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
sense of touch; tactile; haptic; hair style with long bangs
sense of smell; olfaction
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)