bento; Japanese box lunch
genuine article; real thing; real deal
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
annotation; explanatory note; comment
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
the person who speaks up wins; the one who states their opinion first has the advantage
since when; from when; how long
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
don't worry about it; never mind; it's OK
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
not caring; not giving a damn
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables); makunouchi; makuuchi; intermission (between acts); interlude
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
on and after; from ... onward; since
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
disinfection; sterile filtration
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...