bento; Japanese box lunch
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; even though; despite
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
headquarters; head office; main office
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
considerably; fairly; quite
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
since when; from when; how long
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)