bento; Japanese box lunch
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
not caring; not giving a damn
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
7th day of the month; seven days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
shopping; purchased goods
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
program (e.g. TV); programme
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
news flash; news special; special newscast; special news bulletin
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
spot; point; place; position
to face; to go towards; to head towards
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to