little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to complete decisively; to do to completion
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to be silent; to say nothing
go that far; to that extent
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint