to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
bento; Japanese box lunch
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
planning; project; plan; design
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
selection; choice; picking out
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
popular person; favorite; favourite
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
it is I who should say so
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
main cause; primary factor
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
side of the breast; sideboob; side-boob
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
scene; spectacle; sight; view