to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
otherwise; or else; if not
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
motherland; fatherland; native country
to give a round of applause; to applaud
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to taste; to try (food or drink)
indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
versatility; multiplicity of use
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
eating quickly; speed-eating
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
line; queue; procession; matrix
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
never mind!; don't worry about it
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery