cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
then; well; so; well then
how; in what way; how about
nothing but; except; no more than
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
first generation; founder
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
participation; joining; entry
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!