self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
very hungry; starving; ravenous
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
Chinese dumpling; Chinese steamed bun
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
departure; leaving; starting; standing
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
don't you think?; indicates question
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle