to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
nothing but; except; no more than
to pass (of time); to elapse
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
why; how; for what reason
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
eating only a little; having a small appetite
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient