(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
moderate; proper; just right
to get into the swing of (one's work); to hit one's stride; (for a fish or bird) to put on fat for the winter
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
classic; traditional; orthodox; proper
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
difficult to ...; hard to ...
declining birth rate and aging population
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to ask for too much; to expect too much
perfect; complete; flawless
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
towering; astonishingly high
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
imitation (of someone, something); impersonation; (vocal) mimicry
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
when it becomes; when it comes to
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay