growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
in the same way as; just like
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
standing for a long time; remaining standing
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
one's own child; one's own children
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly