thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
rest; break; recess; intermission
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
bento; Japanese box lunch
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
bento; Japanese box lunch
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
(social) position; status
to rock; to shake; to swing
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps