big fuss over nothing; much cry and little wool; much ado about nothing
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
if you curse someone, dig two graves
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
very likely; very probable
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
dish dressed with sesame sauce
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
baked seaweed; toasted seaweed
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
variety of goods; number of articles
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to get out of bed; to show a leg
dining; dining room; meal
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial