to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
more than usual (usu. time)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
smallish; on the small side
having a full stomach; being full; to one's heart's content
eating moderately; moderation in eating; (lit.) eating until 80% full
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
plastic food storage container; Tupperware
three; three years of age
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
very popular; highly favoured
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to take pains (doing something); to take great care
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
3rd day of the month; three days
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
2nd day of the month; two days
slippers (worn at school)
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament