to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
general distribution (of software, e.g.)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
several minutes; a few minutes
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
several sheets (flat objects)
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
nutritional value; food value
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
shopping basket; market basket
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to pay the bill; to settle an account
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)