improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
doing whatever one pleases
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
that day; the very same day
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to make over (clothing); to have altered; to renovate
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
this (very thing); this precisely
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
bulging eyes; goggle eyes; saucer eyes
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to make merry; to be festive
mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc.
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to