wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
sorry; excuse me; thank you
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
company; corporation; workplace
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
well then ...; in that situation; in which case