natto (fermented soybeans)
to mix; to stir; to blend
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
long ago; already; a long time ago
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
period of time; time slot; time zone
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to relax; to feel at home
good humour (humor); good mood
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
time for reporting to work; time one leaves home to go to work; working hours; number of hours worked
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
incessant working; working non-stop
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like