idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to become empty; to be emptied
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to intend; to be sure that
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
lament (song); elegy; dirge; Lamentations (book of the Bible)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
succession; continuation; series; sequence
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
back (of a chair); backrest
day after day; day by day
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
earnestly; immediately; exactly
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize