nikujaga; meat and potato stew
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna)
rolled Japanese-style omelette
grated daikon; daikon grater
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
bento; Japanese box lunch
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
stealthily; secretly; in secret
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
bringing; taking; carrying
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate
cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
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
no match for; unbearable; unable; can't do
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to become pale; to turn pale
to get accustomed to using
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
to make an appeal; to urge
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
about; concerning; related to; -ish