to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
to be needed; to be wanted
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to frolic about; to mess around
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
number of times; frequency; count
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
bento; Japanese box lunch
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
item; article; dish; course; finest item
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
coffee-flavored milk; coffee milk
drink box; carton (milk, juice, etc.); paper bag (for vacuum cleaners)
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death