skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
close; intimate; on good terms
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
bento; Japanese box lunch
such; this sort of; like this
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
considerably; greatly; a lot
to become better; to improve
hello; good day; good afternoon
manners; behavior; behaviour
achievement; feat; distinguished service; meritorious deed
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
free paper; free newspaper
article; news story; report; account
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)