to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
amount of money; sum of money
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
matter to be checked or investigated
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
again; once more; a second time
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
normalcy; normality; normal
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to loosen the reins; to let up on (someone)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
pickled vegetables; pickles
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to claim victims; to leave casualties
unspecified; random; indefinite
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable