cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
torii; Shinto shrine archway
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
to ask a question; to ask questions
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be erected; to be built
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
and then; and so; and; so then
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
long time; long interval; for quite some time
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness