lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
construction; establishment
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
prefectural assembly member
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
tune (melody, piece of music)
(in the same way) as before; as always
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to accept; to receive; to agree
babaocai; eight-treasure vegetables
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
meal eaten without doing any work; unearned food; (fig.) living idly
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
unexpectedly; surprisingly