lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
author; writer; novelist; artist
attribute; property; attribute; alignment (in a role-playing game); element (of an enemy or attack); type (of dealt damage); (character) type
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
bento; Japanese box lunch
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing