to lick something up; to lap something up
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
field mouse; meadow mouse
growth period (in children)
vomiting and diarrhea (diarrhoea)
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
durian (fruit); Dorian (mode, column)
kusaya; brined, sun-dried fish (usu. mackerel scad) which has a very pungent smell
being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey; dark gray; deceitful employee; unfaithful servant
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
Buddhism's highest paradise
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to win (a title, prize, etc.)
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
eloquent; glib; talkative; smooth talker; glib talker
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
new book; new publication
newly released music; new release; new sheet music; new score
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter