bento; Japanese box lunch
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
attractive body; nice-looking body
physical education; PE; gym (class)
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
weight; heavyweight boxer
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
very popular; highly favoured
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth