to devise; to plot; to plan
lyric sheet; card with the lyrics to a song
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
bento; Japanese box lunch
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
dietitian; (licensed) nutritionist
recently; lately; these days
one's share; one's portion
bread roll sandwich with croquette filling
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
lunchbox made with loving care by one's wife
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
bento; Japanese box lunch
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
creamy (in flavor or texture)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
majority group (party, faction)
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
being left out; being ostracized
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family