(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
one part; one portion; one section
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with fried onion
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
containing more onions or leeks than usual (of gyudon, etc.)
large serving; large portion
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
bargain or clearance goods (esp. of imperfect produce)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
normal serving; medium-sized portion
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
commercial (TV or radio advertisement); commercial
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway