curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
pickled vegetables; pickles
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
all; entire; whole; altogether
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
(another's) daughter; young lady
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
function over aesthetics; (lit.) dumplings over flowers
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
whispering into a person's ear
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
simply; merely; only; solely
going on a pleasure jaunt
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
many; numerous; various; large number of
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to begin; to set about; to start
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)