to think too much; to be over-concerned
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
around the world; throughout the world
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
mountain range; mountain belt
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
growth period (in children)
grocery store; dealer in dried goods
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
growth period; growing season
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
grated daikon; daikon grater
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar