employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
use; utilization; utilisation; application
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
at least; at most; (even) just
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
number one; first; best; most; game; round
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
training; drill; practice; discipline
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
difference; variation; difference
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
large serving; large portion
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
soupy; containing more broth or sauce than usual (of gyudon, etc.)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
master; teacher; stable master
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
breathing exercise; breath control; spirit cultivation; chi kung; qigong
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)