to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
wandering; roaming; drifting
means; way; method; measure
in the end; at the end of the day
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
wildness; wild nature; untamed nature; savage nature
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of