surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
bento; Japanese box lunch
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to stop walking; to pause
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
to correct oneself; to restate
don't you think?; indicates question
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to become empty; to be emptied
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence