herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
omnivore; omnivorous animal
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
custom; practice; convention; precedent
mislabelling of food (e.g. expiry date, country of origin, etc.); food fraud
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
annotation; explanatory note; comment
shell (e.g. electron shell)
inside; interior; inner part
very short and stout; small but quite wide around
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
cheep cheep; tweet tweet; gently (moving)
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
feeding habit (e.g. of an animal); feeding habitat
to lie deep in; to extend far back
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
grudge; complaint; reproach
system of guilt by association (especially that of Japanese election law, which stipulates that an elected official may lose his position if someone in his campaign commits a crime)
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
bribe; money under the table
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
clear writing; specification
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
moron; idiot; stupid person
dilettante; person of fantastic taste
by all means; at all costs; absolutely