eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to change completely; to change suddenly
fine weather; fair weather
precocity (esp. of a young girl); acting grown up; precocious young girl
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
adaptability; flexibility
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
Darwin (Australia); Darwin (Charles)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
derby (horse race); Japan Derby; battle (for first place); competition; derby (match); local derby
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss