lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
statue; picture; picture revealing character
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
marriage proposal; courtship
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
husband and wife; married couple
again (and again); once again; yet again
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
on the occasion of; at the time of
mobilization; mobilisation
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
clear; precise; definite; distinct
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
operation; functioning; running
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
I see; that's right; indeed
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
anything and everything; just about everything
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
every year; yearly; annually