to pluck; to pick; to tear
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
some people; a few people; several people
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
surely; certainly; without doubt
same generation; one's generation
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
woman; female; feminine gender
large build; large pattern
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses