packed meal; packed food; packed lunch; bag lunch
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
with a squeaking sound (of metal)
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
a little bit; a little while
to be expensive; to be costly
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
to be softened; to calm down
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
firm promise; definite promise
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
(essential) utilities; lifeline
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable