neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
several years; a few years
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to look forward to something
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
surroundings; environs; circumference
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
retreating figure; appearance from behind
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
performer; entertainer; celebrity
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed