rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
both hands; both arms; ten
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
expression; presentation; representation; notation
myself; yourself; I; me; you
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
growing thickly; growing densely
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
not understanding; not knowing
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
magnifying glass; wrestler of the lowest rank
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration