lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
sincere; earnest; serious
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
normal duties; (one's) regular work
present continuous tense; present progressive form
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
business trip; official trip
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
rest; break; recess; intermission
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
one revolution; one rotation
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
gazing at (in wonderment)
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
almost; roughly; approximately
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
opposite; reverse; contrary
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
major incident; major happening; big scandal
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement