to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
group; party; team; squad; section
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
smallish; on the small side
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
to be slippery; to be slimy
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to become better; to improve
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
whenever you want; any time you like
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
being good at conversation; conversationalist; good talker
second; number two; runner-up
success; prosperity; boom
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out