bento; Japanese box lunch
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
one's share; one's portion
in that manner; like that
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
letter; missive; note; mail
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
school building; schoolhouse
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
womanly; ladylike; feminine
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to pay attention; to be watchful
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at