by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
bento; Japanese box lunch
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
homemade bento containing food decorated to look like cute characters (from anime, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
Vienna sausage cut in the shape of an octopus
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
future (usually near); prospects
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
physical education; PE; gym (class)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
after that (a substantive change occurred)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness