to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to have an eye on; to zero in on
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
food and drink; eating and drinking
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
rural beauty; rusticity; rustic beauty
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to jump up and down; to hop
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
difficult to eat; unpalatable
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
big talk; boasting; bragging
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to be greedy; to devour greedily
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess