intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to pen; to write; to draw
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
clearly; distinctly; vividly
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
main question; real issue at hand
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to grow up; to become an adult
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to wash away; to rinse off
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to put into the mouth; to eat
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
glutton; gormandizer; gormandiser
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to redeem (from sin); to save
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
to make a success in life
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides