tumour; tumor; growth; boil; ulcer; abscess
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to peer into the darkness
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to jar; to creak; to grate
to place one's arms under those of the opponent and lift them up, in order to prevent an overhand grip on one's mawashi
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
(being) face to face; facing each other
for the first time in one's life
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
preserved food boiled in sweetened soy sauce
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to like; to love; to be fond of
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
virgin; innocent young woman
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
will not do; do not; does not
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
one meal; one meal (a day)
on hand; readily available