declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
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
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
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 topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
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 make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
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 become inclined (to do); to be in the mood (for); to get excited (about); to take an interest (in)
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
having a full stomach; being full; 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