cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
this and that; such and such
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
when it becomes; when it comes to
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
(single) bean; pea; something very small; tiny speck
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
(your) choice; preference; wish