withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
password; watchword; motto; slogan
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
boxed lunch eaten at a film or TV shoot
fillet tonkatsu; tonkatsu made from pork fillet
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
manners; behavior; behaviour
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
bento; Japanese box lunch
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
(speaking) with hesitation; falteringly; in a small voice; struggling for words; in fits and starts; awkwardly
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
suddenly; all of a sudden
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
research; study; investigation
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
in unison; as one; united