to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to curve; to twist; to be rebellious
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
hating to lose; always wanting to win; unyielding; competitive
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
self control; self restraint
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
society; the world; the times
interior; inside; internal
Buddhist memorial service
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
haori (Japanese formal coat)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
box made of thin wood or cardboard
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk