to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
the whole month; all the month
aslant; oblique; diagonal; askew; cater-cornered; catty-cornered
as promised; true to one's promise
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
one's specialty performance; one's repertoire
having a child (usu. from a former relationship); accompanied by one's child
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
underdevelopment; incomplete development; aplasia; hypoplasia; infantilism
dragon-slaying; Kawasaki Ki-45 (WWII heavy fighter aircraft)
dhole (Cuon alpinus); red wolf (Canis rufus)
martial spirit; military spirit; the spirit of true warriors
educational or school system
scoop (e.g. of icecream); scoopful; small ornamental spoon
order-taking; salesperson
feeling of vitality; sense of being alive
Canidae (family containing domestic dogs, wolves, foxes, etc.)
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the guest or customer never has an empty bowl
one after another; in succession
stepping back; drawing back
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to find oneself fearful; to have an awful time
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
direct from the farm; farm-fresh
when about to go back; on the way back; on the way home