to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
meal eaten without doing any work; unearned food; (fig.) living idly
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
crisper (e.g. in refrigerator); vegetable drawer; produce compartment
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
gene recombination; genetically modified; GM
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
food; food products; foodstuffs
this and that; one thing or another
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to sugarcoat; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
companion; partner; spouse
to do together; to share; to participate in
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to be led by; to be headed by
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)
girl; baby girl; schoolgirl; girl pupil
to be selected (from among many people)
heir; inheritor; successor
to invite in; to show someone in