while; during (the time when)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
image; figure; figure; form; image
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
field overseer; site foreman
laminating; lamination layer
to be free; to be available
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to fall off; to tumble down
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
recuperation; medical treatment
one day; (on) a certain day
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
secret; private; surreptitious
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation