jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
several times; once or twice
plainly; clearly; vividly
interference; meddling; butting in
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
with a bump; with a clunk
even though; despite; when
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
ardent; passionate; vehement
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
appendicitis; typhlitis; cecitis
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to pause; to have a short intermission
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to break off (mid-sentence); to stop (saying)
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
to understand; to make out
dark clouds; black clouds
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression