bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to get hungry; to become hungry
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
pump priming; cause; impetus; spark
avocado (Persea americana)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
order; command; directions; instructions
in unison; as one; united
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
observation; survey; watching
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on