going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
clothing store; boutique; dress shop
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
building expenses; construction costs
temporary employee placement
outsider; layman; amateur
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
let's not say (such things) to each other
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
in person; personally; directly
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
government management; state management
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
agreement; rule; arrangement; decision
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
hello; good day; good afternoon
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
bento; Japanese box lunch
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
to get out of shape; to lose shape
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker