calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
home; household; family; hearth
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
wherein; therein; thereinto
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
avocado (Persea americana)
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative