to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
pupil; student; schoolchild
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
Korean person (esp. North Korean); Korean people
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
dispersal; scattering; discrete
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to arrange; to make an appointment; to agree upon
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
beef cutlet (usu. deep-fried and breaded)
one by one; one each; one at a time
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
good; goodness; right; virtue
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly