opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
not eating enough; unsatisfied; dissatisfied with; leaving something to be desired
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
smallish; on the small side
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
Engel's coefficient; proportion of one's income spent on food
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
to eat too much; to overeat
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to allow light to pass through; to shine light through
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy