bell signalling that work, class, etc. has formally begun
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
system; institution; organization; organisation
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
predicament; one's ground; one's position
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
versatility; multiplicity of use
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
core; core; hardcore; all-out
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
first runner (in a relay race); top-class runner; vanguard (of a person); front line; top runner (system of benchmarking against best-in-class performance)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
condiment paste made from yuzu zest and chili peppers (chile)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
cheap everyday food that most people enjoy (e.g. ramen, curry); eating cheap delicious food; person who seeks out cheap delicious food
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice; threesome including a mother and her daughter
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
possible; potential; practicable; feasible