very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
both; both sides; both parties
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
chestnut rice; rice boiled with chestnuts
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
one (thing); one piece; one item
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
in one's own way or style
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
pork-cutlet sandwich; tonkatsu sandwich
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to jump up and down; to hop
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to be softened; to calm down
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
being startled; getting a shock
trip; excursion; (drug) trip; entering another world (in fantasy fiction); tripcode (hash code of a password, used for signing posts anonymously on imageboards)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
clothes; clothing; garments