noon; midday; daytime; lunch
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
to head home; to leave for home
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
to be filled to bursting; to burst
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
gummi; gummi candy; gummi drop
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
remarkable; striking; obvious
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
oleaster (any plant of genus Elaeagnus); silverberry (US)
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
residence; housing; residential building
report; notification; registration
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one