hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
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
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
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
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
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
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to thrust away; to send flying
decoration; ornamental item; decompensated congestive heart failure
security firm; security company
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
store interior; inside of a shop
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
putting into operation; invocation
strong interaction; strong force
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team