to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
to be bony; to be angular
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
skirt steak; meat cut from the diaphragm; belly meat (e.g. salmon); peritoneal meat (e.g. chicken)
to watch over; to watch attentively
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
temporary absence from school
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
professor; teaching; instruction
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
revision; amendment; alteration
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
educational institution; academic centre; academic center
local Shinto deity; tutelary god
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
how; in what way; in what manner
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill