bento; Japanese box lunch
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice; charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
one-man (show, team, etc.); tyrant; dictatorial person; conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
true character; real nature
to be conspicuous; to stand out
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
really; truly; indeed; good grief
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
growing child's hearty appetite
life; living; I; me; student
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once