to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
general; popular; common; typical
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
1,000,000; one million; million; many
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
caller; visitor; company; guest
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
transcendence; excellence; superiority
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
firstborn; first child; eldest child
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical