cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
voice dramatization on CD (usu. based on manga, anime, etc.)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
specially equipped; customized; customised
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
is something that; is that which
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
comparatively; relatively
performer; entertainer; actor
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
annotation; explanatory note; comment
individual; private person; personal; private
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to underrate; to make light of
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to be flexible; to be accommodating
obi; kimono sash; band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)