diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
food; food products; foodstuffs
to mix; to stir; to blend
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
the same; the said; likewise
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to stop walking; to pause
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to rush over; to run up to
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
proposal; proposition; suggestion
being startled; getting a shock