demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
after a long time; for the first time in a while
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
sense of relief; feeling of relief
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
heap; pile; stack; full measure
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
eating; bite (in fishing)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
yearned for; longed for; missed
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
only; merely; but; no more than
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
same trade; same business; same profession