bento; Japanese box lunch
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
to cry and shout; to scream
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
rare (or peculiar) animal
sympathy; empathy; response
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
novel; original; new; innovative
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
dealing with; coping with
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
close; intimate; on good terms
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to be annoying; to be troublesome
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)