to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
untouched; unused; intact
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to take back; to recapture
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to triumph; to be elated with success
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump up and down; to hop
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
close; intimate; on good terms
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
moderate; proper; just right
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily