lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to be greedy; to devour greedily
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
rolled Japanese-style omelette
well-cooked; well-done; browned
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
fried prawns; fried shrimp
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
the matter you have been talking about
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
tail (animal); tail end; tip
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb