of late; lately; this part; this point; here
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
bento; Japanese box lunch
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
being very busy; busyness
in this way; thus; such; uh...
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
lately; recently; nowadays
rather; sooner; preferably
ago; since; before; previous
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
time; season; period; phase; stage
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
whichever one chooses; either way
to be worried; to be troubled
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
that; the matter in question
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
probability; likelihood; chances
(not so) much; (not) very
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key