bento; Japanese box lunch
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
cannot be compared with; no match for
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
at work; in the midst of work; working
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
height (of body); stature
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
intelligence; intellect; brains
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
separate; scattered; apart
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
second (unit of time); arc second
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)