bento; Japanese box lunch
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
second day of the month; two days
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
difference; variation; difference
alone; by oneself; on one's own
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to continue; to keep up; to keep on