eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
happōshu; low-malt beer-like beverage; sparkling wine; sparkling liquor; sparkling alcohol
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
prime of one's working life
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
to live; to make a living; to get on with
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
principal occupation; core business
to close down a business; to shut a business
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
grandfather; male senior-citizen
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
since one was born; (in) all one's life
administration (of medicine)
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
bill (at a restaurant); check
birth date; date of birth; DOB
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure