mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
item; article; dish; course; finest item
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
regular (customer); client who frequently visits the same prostitute
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
more than usual (usu. time)
yearned for; longed for; missed
tottering steps; drunken staggering
(theatrical) fighting scene
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
voice quality; type of voice
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
way of eating; how to eat
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
appearance; air; condition; state; form
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet