preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
adviser; advisor; consultant
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
picking up trash; collecting garbage
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to relapse; to reassert; to review
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
casual speech; peer language; informal language
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
to be the ruin of (a person)