cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
rest; break; recess; intermission
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
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.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
woman; female; feminine gender
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
extended leave; long vacation
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
(college) president; secretary-general
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
alone; by oneself; on one's own
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter