lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
to squeeze out; to wring out
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to kick over; to kick down
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
determination; resolution
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to jump at; to be attracted by
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
cherry blossom (colour, color)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base