to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
gathering clouds; group of clouds
long coat; full-length coat
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to approach; to draw near
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
radio personality; radio presenter
world; society; people; the public
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
middle of the night; dead of night
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly
food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu)
chanko; fish, meat, and vegetable stew traditionally served to wrestlers
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
counter seat; seat at the counter
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
somewhat hard; somewhat firm; fairly hard; on the hard side
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
large serving; large portion
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
(Chinese) chili oil; chile oil; chilli oil
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
digital versatile disc; DVD
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
2nd day of the month; two days
sale; sales; selling; marketing
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to undergo many hardships; to taste the bitters of life
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
cloud ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae); wood ear mushroom; Jew's ear mushroom