in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans
slim; slender; slight; delicate
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to say; to be called; to do
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
endless; boundless; everlasting
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to correct oneself; to restate
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
should; must; -able; probably; likely
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but