refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to be famous; to be celebrated; to be worthy of the name
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
present form; present tense
reaction; response; reaction
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
reason; cause; history; origin
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
two times; twice; two degrees
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
cheerful; lively; lighthearted