Bento
–noun, plural -tos; Japanese. -to. Japanese Cookery. a meal, usually served in a lacquered or elaborately decorated box that is divided into sections for holding individual portions of food.
Also called obento.
Origin:
< Japn bentō, prob. < MChin, equiv. to Chin bān manage, provide + dāng apply, i.e., provision for an eat-out meal
Meticulous
–adjective
1. taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
2. finicky; fussy: meticulous adherence to technicalities.
Synonyms: 1. exact, strict, scrupulous, painstaking.
Antonyms: 1, 2. careless.
Furious
–adjective
1. full of fury, violent passion, or rage; extremely angry; enraged: He was furious about the accident.
2. intensely violent, as wind or storms.
3. of unrestrained energy, speed, etc.: furious activity.
Euphemism
noun 1. the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.
2. the expression so substituted: “To pass away” is a euphemism for “to die.”
Large-scale
–adjective
1. very extensive or encompassing; of great scope: a large-scale business plan.
2. made to a large scale: a large-scale map.
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