lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
bento; Japanese box lunch
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
very; extremely; excessively
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
homemade bento containing food decorated to look like cute characters (from anime, etc.)
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
aggregate results; totalled results; collected results
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
personal; individual; private
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
I appreciate your efforts
several men, several minds; everyone has his own ideas and tastes; everyone has his own interests and ideas; different strokes for different folks
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
journal; magazine; periodical
such ... as; or some such
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather