packed and sterilised food; retort pack
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
insertion slot (e.g. coins, tickets); input port
minority group (party); minority
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
how many years; how long; what year
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
innocent; cherubic; childlike
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
quick-tempered; impatient
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
reason; cause; history; origin
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to yell; to rant; to rave
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to accept (a thing) with thanks
to indicate; to show; to point to
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
to trample; to crush underfoot
five-toed (socks); top 5 (counting with fingers)
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)