thicket; coppice; brushwood
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
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
bento; Japanese box lunch
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to settle (in a place); to settle down
as if it weren't already enough
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
last days; the end; one's fate
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine