bento; Japanese box lunch
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
that kind; competition; match
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to be born; to come into the world
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
birth; creation; formation
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to bawl; to cry; to scream
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
before one could; in no time at all; without a gap
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
six (long cylindrical things)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
four (long cylindrical things)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to make sense; to be meaningful
this is why; this means; it is the case that
as you see; as you can see
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
near; close; beside; third person