supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
in history; ever; historical
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to be discordant; to have discord
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
first half of the year; first half of the fiscal year
kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
absence; disregard; indifference
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
(only) one option; one possible choice
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
(in) her way; peculiar to her
now that; since; so long as; because
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address