incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
bento; Japanese box lunch
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
ages; long time; decade; ten years (ago)
innocent; cherubic; childlike
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
digital watch; digital clock
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
furnishings; implements; equipment
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
good humour (humor); good mood
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose