bento; Japanese box lunch
man; male; masculine gender
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
now that; since; so long as; because
club activities; extracurricular activities
living thing; organism; creature; biology
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
Nanba (Osaka district stretching from the Osaka central ward to the Naniwa ward); Namba
to dye; to colour; to color
(someone else's) parents; both parents
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
good impression; favorable impression
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
strong-willed; strong of heart
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to have an idea; to have a clue
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
preparing one's own lunch; bringing one's own lunch; paying for one's own lunch; working without pay; volunteer work