to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
why; how; for what reason
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
extra-large portion; extra-sized serving
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
side effect; adverse reaction
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
producer; grower; maker; producer (in a food chain)
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
but; however; provided that
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
every evening; night after night
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
growing child's hearty appetite
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result