going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
bento; Japanese box lunch
health; healthy; sound; fit
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to be boiled; to be cooked
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
newly washed hair; wet hair
not caring; not giving a damn
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
lunchbox made with loving care by one's wife
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
family; members of a family
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
art of self-defense (defence)