lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
bento; Japanese box lunch
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, incl. porpoises, belugas, etc.)
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
(not) even once; (not) ever
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
agreement; rule; arrangement; decision
new student; freshman; first-year student
wish; desire; ambition; choice
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)