to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to appease; to suppress; to calm
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
to distract oneself; to take one's mind off one's worries
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
way of eating; how to eat
moment; brief space of time
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to look away; to avert one's eyes
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
so what!; who gives a damn?
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart