food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
eating lightly (to save money, food, calories, etc.)
supply; supplying; replenishment
to come to (a serious state); to reach
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
inspection; examination; survey
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
cave; cavern; den; grotto
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to look around; to survey
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
all present; all concerned; all of us
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
besides; moreover; in addition
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
please (give me); please (do for me)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)