surrounding at a distance
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
dietary fiber; dietary fibre
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
small hill; low hill; hillock
sounding of a drum or hand drum; sound of drums; full (stomach); bursting
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
creation; generation; formation; derivation
than; other than; except; but