sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
opposite; reverse; contrary
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
world; society; people; the public
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
urethral opening; urinary meatus
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
learning from observing others
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
master; teacher; stable master
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
ten; 10; ten years of age
prohibition; inhibition; ban
secret; private; surreptitious
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
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)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many