twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
home delivery (of food); outside catering
to investigate; to examine
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to change completely; to change suddenly
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
imagination; supposition; guess
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
discriminatory remark; hate speech
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
police officer; policeman; policewoman
welcome!; nice to see you!
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
kitchen maid; kitchen duties; cooking