dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
evening meal; dinner; supper
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
common mushroom (Agaricus bisporus); white mushroom
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
collaboration; joint work
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...