licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
ha-ha; with a hearty laugh; panting; with heavy, rapid breathing (from exertion, fear, etc.)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
sitting down; sitting up; sit!
to comb down; to smooth down
(talking in a) half-joking manner
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
possession; occupation; occupancy
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
leafy vegetables; green vegetables
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
suddenly becoming very demotivated
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
real experience; actual observations
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
growing (graph rising to the right); increasing; soaring; expanding
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord