perfect; complete; flawless
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably
... years old; age (of) ...
briskly with small steps; trotting
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to have a meal; to take a meal
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
to save; to leave over; to spare
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war