cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
war; battle; match; game; competition
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
study; diligence; discount; reduction
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
rather; sooner; preferably
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual