to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
bento; Japanese box lunch
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
failure; mistake; blunder
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
hey there; I say; see here
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
student (esp. a university student)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
no, not like that (but like this)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back