meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
living thing; organism; creature; biology
intelligence; intellect; brains
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
skill; dexterity; proficiency
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
in company; among people; philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip
January; first month of the lunar calendar
within; inside of; less than
considerably; fairly; quite
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
original story; original version; this volume
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
descendant; posterity; offspring
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
(sexually) attractive older woman; mature woman; MILF
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog
head house (family); birthplace; originator
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
ancestor; forefather; foremother
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
double slap in the face (second slap administered by the return motion of the back of the hand)
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
high sensitivity; fragile heart
to farm; to cultivate a field