mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one's head; feigning ignorance; shutting one's eyes (to)
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
particularly; only; in the case of
without cause; without reason
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to get along well with; to make a go of it
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
difficult to approach; inaccessible
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
naturally; of course; understandably
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
being responsible for school lunch distribution and clean-up
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than