lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
notice; attention; observation
failure; mistake; blunder
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
anything and everything; just about everything
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
type B (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
history of Japan; Japanese history
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
normal serving; medium-sized portion
soupy; containing more broth or sauce than usual (of gyudon, etc.)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
waiting; expectation; standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade