liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to be in danger of; to be liable to
school bag; school satchel
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
cake or snack served with tea
time; season; period; phase; stage
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
bento; Japanese box lunch
one's share; one's portion
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
to take; to catch; to capture
admiration; wonder; astonishment
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known