oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice; threesome including a mother and her daughter
plateau; tableland; eminence
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
hot topic; talk of the town
planned; scheduled; systematic
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
food and drink; eating and drinking
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
program (e.g. TV); programme
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
to feel oneself indebted to
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to give; to do (something) for
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to be relieved; to feel relieved