bento; Japanese box lunch
being on duty with a colleague; partner; colleague
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
directions; instructions; orders; command
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
bringing; taking; carrying
manners; courtesy; etiquette
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
ignorant of the ways of the world
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
fee paid for the services of a geisha or prostitute
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
in succession; one by one
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point