buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
research institute; (research) laboratory
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
ancient times; prehistoric times
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
interest (in something); enthusiasm
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
immature form (of an organism); young animal
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
failure; mistake; blunder
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous