early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
meat dish; meat-based cuisine
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
arrest; apprehension; capture
very much; exceedingly; extremely
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
half the body; half length
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
spine; backbone; spinal column
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall