offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
posture; position; stance
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
two times; twice; two degrees
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
handwork; handcraft; manual labor; manual labour; working with one's hands
pea; green pea; garden pea
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to eat up; to consume (completely)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
article; news story; report; account
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live