to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
inattention; absent-mindedness
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
carefree; free from worry
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
in search of; in order to look for
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily