conviction; belief; confidence
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
not caring; not giving a damn
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
when it becomes; when it comes to
bento; Japanese box lunch
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to spread; to be propagated
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
special promotion (in rank or grade)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
don't you think?; indicates question
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering