not covered (by); not subject (to)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
moving about; stirring about
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to show up; to appear; to turn up
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
progress; being under way
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
morning; forenoon; just before noon
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
failure; mistake; blunder
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
even though; despite; when
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
speech; expression; wording; language
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)