to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
stirring; rousing oneself
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
person who makes unreasonable complaints to a company; incessant complainer; chronic complainer
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
smoothly; easily; readily
one cause; one reason; one factor
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
presumption; assumption; estimation
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
but; however; provided that
criticism; critique; review; commentary
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
glycosuria; glucosuria; urine sugar
fifth day of the month; five days
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
amount of sugar; sugar content
to wash away; to rinse off
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
candy; sweet; confectionary