crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
something small; something petty; trifle
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
eating quickly; speed-eating
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
willpower; energy; vitality
feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
near; close by; within reach; familiar
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
fucking; First Kitchen (fast food restaurant chain)
to rant and rave; to raise hell
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to throw up; to vomit; to spew
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to shut in; to confine; to contain
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy