curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
class; heading; group; category
multi-layered; multi-tiered; multi-storied
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
plastic food models used by restaurants
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
covering; protection; backing; relief
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
one's manners; one's attitude
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
inhaler; inhalator; inspirator
bristly beard; bristly mustache; tiger whiskers
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to become better; to improve
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
voluminous; massive; bulky
full ripeness; full maturity
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium