personality; character; individuality; personhood
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
courteous; decorous; polite
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
so; therefore; and; (and) then
bringing; taking; carrying
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)
inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
bento; Japanese box lunch
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to put into the mouth; to eat
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely