to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
election; selection; choice
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
(set of) facial features; looks
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
to have a protruding chin; to have a turned-up chin
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
(for the taste of something) to become apparent; (for someone's character) to come out
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
using together (jointly); used at the same time
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
son of a bitch; piece of shit
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
primness; prim person; clear soup
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid