tail (animal); tail end; tip
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
to attempt; to test; to try out
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
that is to say; so that means
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
serious look (on one's face); straight face
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
rice and curry; curry rice
tamago kake gohan; raw egg mixed with white rice, often seasoned with soy sauce
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc.
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
to concern; to be related
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice; threesome including a mother and her daughter
(pork) cutlet curry; tonkatsu curry
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)