hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
husband and wife; married couple
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
to feel hungry; to get hungry
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
diligent student; studious person
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
personal (employee); employed; retained
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
back country; remote countryside
pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice