bento; Japanese box lunch
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
Okamoto Kihachi (1924.2-)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
such; like that; that sort of; very
comfort; consolation; diversion
manly; masculine; like a man
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o