to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
roadside tree; row of trees
beyond that point; after that
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
together; at the same time; same; identical
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
bento; Japanese box lunch
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
eating one's lunch box before lunchtime (e.g. of a student)
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
set meal; special (of the day)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
line; queue; procession; matrix
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows