box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
lunchbox made with loving care by one's wife
hastily made; improvised preparation
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
bento; Japanese box lunch
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
while moving; on the move
being on duty; person on duty
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
to be too late; to be too slow
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
private citizen; civilian
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to run around; to bustle about
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
directions; instructions; orders; command
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
(theatrical) fighting scene