to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
have a pain in one's chest
to grumble about something (trivial)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
abundant harvest; bumper crop
to mow; to reap; to harvest
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
hard to reach place; remote place
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to employ; to hire; to charter
income; receipts; revenue
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
contract; compact; agreement
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)