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cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead

2

to look upwards; to look up

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

2

overwork; strain

1

hallucination; illusion

2

eternal; unlimited; endless

2

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

2

to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)

1

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

1

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

2

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

6

that; the matter in question

2

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

2

five; 5

3

flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)

1

company; corporation; workplace

12

lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period

1

lunch box

2

shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

1

leftovers (esp. food); remnants

1

lunchbox made with loving care by one's wife

1

spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp

3

to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

1

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

1

chopsticks

1

smartphone; smart phone

1

place of work

2

meal; dinner; diet

1

being on duty; person on duty

2

being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

2

message

1

(cow's) milk

2

packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck

1

drinking straw; straw

1

tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

5

yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar

6

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of

1

skin

1

dinner; evening meal

1

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

8

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

5

eating habits

1

roommate

1

completely relying on others

1

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

1

between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

1

raisin; raisins

1

small; compact

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

1

this and that; various things

2