painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to pick up; to find; to gather
expression; presentation; representation; notation
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
gluttony; satiation; engorgement
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
Java (Indonesian island); Java coffee
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to attack; to assault; to assail
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
curiosity; inquisitiveness
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
three; three years of age
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
the very best; excellent; superb
fourth day of the month; four days
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to gather; to collect; to assemble
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse