entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to crouch; to squat; to cower
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
long ago; a long time ago; already
solid (body); solid matter; solid food
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
esophagus; oesophagus; gullet
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
somewhat hard; somewhat firm; fairly hard; on the hard side
freshly boiled (rice); freshly cooked; steaming; piping hot
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to become dim; to become blurred
thought; consideration; thinking
how many years; how long; what year
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!