friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
make good use of; make the most of
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
belief; faith; conviction
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
severe criticism; damnation
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
helping hand; help; support; aid
to send or direct a person to
bento; Japanese box lunch
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
piece; fragment; one (object)