munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; feelings that influence one's mood; stomach growling
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to succeed; to bear fruit
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
trapped with no way of escape; (lit.) rat in a bag
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
pro among pros; best of the best; top tier; ultimate professional; player's player
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
to seize; to grab; to collar
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to devour; to bite to death
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind