human; human-like; as a person
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
draft papers; call-up notice; red paper
tearing (along a perforated edge); peeling off (a plastic film, sticker, etc.)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
form; shape; figure; morph
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
guaranteed; authentic; certified
slightly early; just before
White Day (March 14); day for giving white chocolate and other presents to female coworkers and friends in return for gifts received on Valentine's day
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
dividing into four; quartering
with a snap; with a crack
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
sneaking a bite; snitching food
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone