cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
charming; fascinating; attractive
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
than; from; out of; except; but; more
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm