to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
(for one's stomach) to rumble
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
genius; prodigy; natural gift
underdevelopment; poor development; maldevelopment; decreased growth; stunting
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
deep emotion; strong feelings
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
in the hospital; hospitalized
blood poisoning; septicemia; sepsis
calm; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity; appeasement; pacification
heading; headline; index; headword
feeling rough (of the throat); irritated
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
possible; likely; probable
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
it's no joke; gimme a break!
back street; back alley; slums
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over