by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
shopping; purchased goods
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
donation; presentation; gift
Extinct (conservation status); EX
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
smallish; on the small side
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
expiration of a term; becoming overdue
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
explosion; rupture; break off
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
cabbage roll; stuffed cabbage
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
workout (physical exercise); workout (management method)
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
rice and curry; curry rice
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group