luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
older brother and younger sister
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
still; as yet; as it has been
daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
boy; son; baby boy; young man
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
to feel hungry; to get hungry
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits