to become hoarse; to become husky
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
how; in what way; how about; questionable
(social) class; rank; grade
private; recruit; aircraftman; seaman
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
in this way; along these lines; similarly
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
hygiene; sanitation; cleanliness; toilet; restroom; bathroom
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
all over; all over the place; everywhere
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
to give the stamp of approval
hi!; yo!; hey man!; yessir!; understood!
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
many; numerous; various; large number of
please enjoy (the food); dig in; bon appétit
small (of a grain or berry, etc.); small (in stature); limited (in abilities)
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
easy task; piece of cake; cakewalk; cake served with tea; light snack
Szechuan pickles; Sichuan vegetables; zha cai; pickled mustard plant stem
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe