between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to work hard; to work diligently
two persons; two people; pair; couple
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
bento; Japanese box lunch
in accordance with; according to
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
older brother; elder brother
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
very young; little; childish; immature
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to feel; to sense; to experience
to rush over; to run up to
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to harm; to cause harm to
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...