one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
digestion; digestibility; naturalness; proficiency; mastery
chatting without a break; talking without pause; amusing two-person dialogue (form of stand-up comedy)
interjection; exclamation
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
desperately; for one's dear life
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
English (language); English
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
to chat enthusiastically; to chatter; to talk on and on
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
identification tag; dog tag
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
US military; United States Armed Forces
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
police substation; residential police box