to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
pot (esp. teapot, coffee pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
nothing but; except; no more than
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
candy; sweet; confectionary
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
paper strip (around parcels, banknotes, etc.)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
is something that; is that which
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
store; reserve; stock; savings
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
biological child; one's own child