explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
jewel; gem; gem (of a story, essay, etc.); accomplished work; beautiful piece
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
to run down (stairs, etc.)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to take flight; to disappear
flustered; confused; panicked
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to do earnestly; to get serious
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
plump; chubby; voluptuous
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
gradually; slowly but steadily
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to gain weight; to put on weight
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
Japanese-style writing desk