difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
way of eating; how to eat
to bite off; to gnaw through
to break (a promise); to ignore (a call, text message, etc.)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
cut end; section; opening; slit
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
tearing off; stripping off; ripping off
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to throw away; to abandon
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
picking up; gathering; type-picking; walking
support; backup; prop; backstay; underpinning
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
acrobatics; acrobatic performance; stunt
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to give oneself airs; to be prudish
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
secondary taro corm; daughter taro corm; taro cormel; taro bud
stickiness; viscosity; glutinosity
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening