(United States of) America; USA
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
symbolism (19th-century artistic movement)
main object; principal object; true aim
bento; Japanese box lunch
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
social conditions; social circumstances
traditional; conventional
ordination; laying on of hands
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
such; this sort of; like this
pupil; student; schoolchild
older brother; elder brother
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
customary; conventional; traditional; usual
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
our country; our land; one's own country
established (certain) fact
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to catch the eye; to attract attention
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
feelings; thoughts; meaning
organization; organisation; systematization; systematisation
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
secret; private; surreptitious
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
leader; central personage
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination