to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
with these words; while saying
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
foreign (product, esp. agricultural); of foreign manufacture
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
all (there is); as long as there is
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
immortal; undying; indestructible
to have learning; to be educated
war; fighting; fierce competition
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
caricaturing; turning a movie, novel, etc. into a manga; making a comic version of something
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
desperately; for one's dear life
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
zip it (when used to others); I'll shut up (when used by oneself); button (one's) lips