to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
cooperation; collaboration
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
(skin) eruption; rash; pimple; spot; acne; boil
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
by today; before the day is over
piece; fragment; one (object)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to be able to manage somehow or another
the place for; the time for; the level of
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
being startled; getting a shock
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
impudent; shameless; brazen
a little bit; a little while
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate