bento; Japanese box lunch
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
very popular; highly favoured
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
young female rice planter; young girl
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
bread roll sandwich with croquette filling
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
clearing one's throat; cough
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
action committee; executive committee
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
disorder; disturbance; unrest
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
school rules; school regulations
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
killing two birds with one stone
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things