flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
growth period (in children)
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
sympathy; empathy; response
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
interruption; suspension; break
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice