impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
bento; Japanese box lunch
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
Japanese word constructed of elements from one or more English terms; pseudo-English word or phrase coined in Japan; wasei eigo
pronunciation; production of sound
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to form a pair; to pair up
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
influence; effect; impact
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
Europe and the United States; Europe and America; the West
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
something; some kind of; for some reason
meaning; significance; sense
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
suffix for familiar person