preparing (food) in advance; making in advance; pre-made; prepared in advance
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
bento; Japanese box lunch
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
story of one's experiences
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
older sister and younger brother
to whine; to make feeble complaints
superiority complex; sense of superiority
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
clearing one's throat; cough
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
war; battle; match; game; competition
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
final game; final games; the finals
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
number of times; frequency; count
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
nine times; twisting around many times
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to ask; to enquire; to query