bento; Japanese box lunch
cooking; food preparation
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
water outlet; tap; faucet
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
number of persons; personnel
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
sincere; earnest; serious
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
you could say; you might say; verging on the
particularly; only; in the case of
last night; yesterday evening
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
being startled; getting a shock
preface; introduction; preamble
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to serve; to work for; to attend
various countries; various regions; various provinces
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally