gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
bento; Japanese box lunch
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
shopping basket; market basket
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
bar code; comb over (on a balding man); combover
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
(pork) cutlet curry; tonkatsu curry
rice covered with pork and vegetables
simple chicken and rice stir fry dish (usu. flavoured with ketchup or tomato puree)
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to dry up; to scab; to be poisoned (with lacquer); (arch.) to waste away
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
washing machine (laundry)
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to have a meal; to take a meal
second anniversary of a death
long; drawn-out; very long
uniform resource locator; URL
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing