to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
large serving; large portion
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to be plump; to be chubby
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
plump; chubby; voluptuous
body; body blow (in boxing)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
standard; set; routine; decided
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping); high, middle and low (ranking); top, middle and bottom; upper, medium, lower
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
to shake; to sway; to waver
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
coincident with; while; simultaneously
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly