eating; bite (in fishing)
snake; serpent; large snake
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to follow another's example
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
close; intimate; on good terms
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
leaping; jumping; spring; exciting
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
to speak ill of; to disparage
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
wicked tongue; abusive language
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
discreet; modest; cautious
to take off one's clothes; to undress
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
feeling keenly; fully realizing
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
possessed of a strong sense of duty
(in) her way; peculiar to her