plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
half the body; half length
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
stomach ache; abdominal pain
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
curiosity; inquisitiveness
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to subsist; to keep on living
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
desperately; for one's dear life