to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
first runner (in a relay race); top-class runner; vanguard (of a person); front line; top runner (system of benchmarking against best-in-class performance)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
endless; boundless; everlasting
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
fighting to avenge someone's death; battle of revenge
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
prohibition of sale; ban on sale
to have a well-defined character (of a fictional character); to stand out as a character
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
mountain range; mountain belt
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
all present; all concerned; all of us
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
Doraemon (manga by Fujiko F. Fujio; media franchise)
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
cylindrical; having no waist; undefined (waist); cylinder vase; stockpot
pork bone soup; pork broth
pork bones; broth made from pork and pork bones
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
trial; judgement; judgment
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)