little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
free (of charge); gratuitous
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
it's not like; it isn't as if
apologies for the crude food
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
innumerable; countless; numberless
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
this, that and the other; this and that
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
whichever one chooses; either way
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
calm; composed; cool; quiet