dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
box lunches for delivery; catering meal
bento; Japanese box lunch
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
eccentric; crank; oddball
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
government service; the bureaucracy
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
on duty; at work; while working
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
the other day; a few days ago
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
one-by-one; separately; in detail
belief; faith; conviction
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to use X as a selling point
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...