lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
good feeling; feeling good
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
bento; Japanese box lunch
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
it's been a long time; long time no see
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
presence (impressive quality)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
postcard; memo; note; card
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
the same kind; accomplice; partner
beyond this point; from now on; after this
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
marathon training in physical education classes in Japanese schools
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one