life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to dispose of; to sell off
to have a meal; to take a meal
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
desperately; for one's dear life
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to hand over; to surrender
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
how; in what way; how about
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
training; drill; practice; discipline
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient